Close and Private

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Close

Close adjective - Confined to specific persons.

Usage example: a close secret

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Private is a synonym for close in intimate topic. In some cases you can use "Private" instead the word "Close" as an adjective or a noun, when it comes to topics like secret, reticent, secretive.

Nearby Words: closed, closeness, closing, closely, closure

Private

Private adjective - Confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy.

Usage example: private discussions

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Close is a synonym for private. Sometimes you can use "Close" instead the word "Private" as an adjective or a noun.

Nearby Words: privation, privately, privacy, privative, privateer

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old	old close	old private
low	low close	low private
actual	actual close	actual private
last	last close	last private

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Pelican Town is very private and close-knit, and many characters won't tell you basic information about themselves (like Leah being a sculptor or Elliot being a writer) until you build a friendship with them, but it's hard to discuss the game in any detail without mentioning such things.

Source: Videogame / Stardew Valley
But in private (as revealed by someone close to him), he was crying his heart out into his bed.

Source: Inelegant Blubbering
He also uses lots of extreme close-ups, and will shoot his dramatic set pieces in either extremely public or extremely private places, to emphasize that you are not safe anywhere.

Source: Signature Style / Film

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