Synonyms of privacy

privacy

noun

ˈprī-və-sē 

as in solitude

the state of being alone or kept apart from others

I enjoy privacy for a time, but eventually I miss the company of others

Synonyms & Similar Words

• solitude
• isolation
• loneliness
• seclusion
• segregation
• separateness
• insulation
• aloneness
• solitariness
• sequestration
• internment
• secludedness
• confinement
• retirement
• vacuum
• quarantine
• withdrawal
• lonesomeness
• incarceration
• ghettoization

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• society
• company
• companionship
• fellowship
• camaraderie
• comradeship

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of privacy

But Street View has also raised alarm bells from privacy and security activists. —Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 19 Dec. 2024

Barnes said in an interview with the Journal Sentinel Wednesday that the hospital stopped providing updates on the condition of the injured victims, citing health privacy laws. —John Diedrich, Journal Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024

On top of that, people might be hesitant to speak to their primary care physician about a weight loss medication for fear of seeming vain or undisciplined, and may want more privacy with an online telehealth service, Dr. Garcia-Webb says. —Mara Santilli, Flow Space, 18 Dec. 2024

For her part, Swift explained in Miss Americana why the couple valued their privacy. —Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024