public

Synonyms

exoteric

suitable for the general public

open, overt

open and observable; not secret or hidden

in the public eye

of great interest to the public

national

owned or maintained for the public by the national government

open

open to or in view of all

semipublic

having some of the features of public institution

state-supported

supported and operated by the government of a state

unexclusive, unrestricted

accessible to all

Antonyms:

private

confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy

esoteric

confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle

personal

concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality

clannish, cliquish, clubby, snobbish, snobby

befitting or characteristic of those who incline to social exclusiveness and who rebuff the advances of people considered inferior

cloistered, reclusive, secluded, sequestered

providing privacy or seclusion

close

confined to specific persons

closed-door

not open to the public

confidential, secret

(of information) given in confidence or in secret

confidential

entrusted with private information and the confidence of another

insular

suggestive of the isolated life of an island

nonpublic

not invested with or related to prominent position or status etc.

backstage, offstage

concealed from public view or attention

one-on-one

directly between two individuals

privy, secluded, secret

hidden from general view or use

semiprivate

confined to a small number of hospital patients

head-to-head, tete-a-tete

involving two persons; intimately private

toffee-nosed

snobbish; pretentiously superior

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Synonyms

common

belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public