Private
Private adjective - Not known or meant to be known by the general populace.
Respective and private are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Respective" instead an adjective "Private".
Respective
Respective adjective - Not the same or shared.
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Synonyms for Respective
Private and respective are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Private" instead an adjective "Respective".
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Related pairs
- characteristic and private
- characteristic and respective
- individual and private
- individual and respective
- special and private
- special and respective
- particular and private
- particular and respective
- specific and private
- specific and respective
- especial and private
- especial and respective
- singular and private
- singular and respective
Both words in one sentence
- They agree to stay officially married for their respective careers but have totally separate private lives, except where their children are concerned and for any public appearances.
Source: Good Adultery, Bad Adultery -
Both high ranking corporate big shots secretly behind the events of the events of their respective stories, employing a private army to do their dirty work under cover of legitimacy, and both embroiled in schemes that exploit the poor and desperate.
Source: Video Game / Max Payne - Saving Private Ryan casts recognizable actors in small roles to give the impression that they're each the heroes for their own respective stories, which our heroes visit only briefly before moving on.
Source: Hero of Another Story
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