Meanings
prepositional phrase
- Confidentially, privately, off the record.
I told my colleague in confidence that I was planning a divorce.
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Translations
Catalan en confiança
- en confiançaconfidentially
Finnish luottamuksellisesti
- luottamuksellisesticonfidentially
Italian in confidenza, fra noi
- in confidenzaconfidentially
- fra noiconfidentially
- inter nosconfidentially
- in privatoconfidentially
- in camera charitatisconfidentially
Russian довери́тельно
- довери́тельно (doverítelʹno)confidentially
Spanish en confianza
- en confianzaconfidentially
Cite this entry
APA
in confidence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20confidence
MLA
“in confidence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20confidence. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “in confidence,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20confidence.
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