Known and Privy

Opposite meaning words

Known adjective - Apprehended with certainty.

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Privy is an antonym for known.

Nearby Words: know, knowing

Privy adjective - Not known or meant to be known by the general populace.

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Known is an antonym for privy in topics: aware, secret.

Nearby Word: privation

They've known each other since childhood, and the cool one (who is the narrator) muses on how it's like he was privy to some secret knowledge about the other.

Source: Cool-Kid-and-Loser Friendship
The subtitle comments are consistent with the audio commentary, but its author seems to be privy to additional details not known to the audio commentators.

Source: DVD Commentary
It's implied that top officials in Ayanagi City are privy to the details alongside Superintendent Kanzato, but also choose not to make them known to the public and to most of the force.

Source: Apocalyptic Gag Order

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