Private and Reserved

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

Reserved is a synonym for private in exclusive topic. In some cases you can use "Reserved" instead an adjective "Private", when it comes to topics like personal, solitary.

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

Reserved adjective - Tending not to speak frequently (as by habit or inclination).

Private is a synonym for reserved in reticent topic. Sometimes you can use "Private" instead an adjective "Reserved", if it concerns topics such as held for future use.

Nearby Words: reserve, reservation, reservedly, reserving