Need another word that means the same as “privacy”? Find 14 synonyms and 30 related words for “privacy” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Privacy” are: privateness, seclusion, concealment, secrecy, solitude, isolation, retirement, peace, peace and quiet, peacefulness, quietness, lack of disturbance, lack of interruption, freedom from interference
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “privacy” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| concealment | The action of hiding something or preventing it from being known. The concealment of the weapons. |
| freedom from interference | Immunity from an obligation or duty. |
| isolation | A defense mechanism in which memory of an unacceptable act or impulse is separated from the emotion originally associated with it. He opposed a policy of American isolation. |
| lack of disturbance | The state of needing something that is absent or unavailable. |
| lack of interruption | The state of needing something that is absent or unavailable. |
| peace | A treaty agreeing peace between warring states. Support for a negotiated peace. |
| peace and quiet | The absence of mental stress or anxiety. |
| peacefulness | The absence of mental stress or anxiety. |
| privateness | The quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others. |
| quietness | A state of peace and quiet. A voice disturbed the quietness of the night. |
| retirement | The period of time during which a jury decides their verdict. A three hour retirement. |
| seclusion | The state of being private and away from other people. They enjoyed ten days of peace and seclusion. |
| secrecy | The action of keeping something secret or the state of being kept secret. The bidding is conducted in secrecy. |
| solitude | A lonely or uninhabited place. She savoured her few hours of freedom and solitude. |
| alone | Exclusive of anyone or anything else. Cannot live by bread alone. |
| clandestine | Kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit. Clandestine intelligence operations. |
| cloistered | Enclosed by or having a cloister. A cloistered upbringing. |
| forlorn | Pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely. The last forlorn attempt. |
| hermit | A person living in solitude as a religious discipline. |
| hide | Prevent from being seen or discovered. Juliet s first instinct was to hide under the blankets. |
| individual | Characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing. She creates her own highly individual landscapes. |
| isolate | A person or thing that has been or become isolated. The chemist managed to isolate the compound. |
| isolated | Being or feeling set or kept apart from others- Sherwood Anderson. He lived a very isolated existence. |
| isolation | The act of isolating something; setting something apart from others. He opposed a policy of American isolation. |
| lone | (of a place) unfrequented and remote. A lonely existence. |
| loneliness | The fact of being without companions; solitariness. The loneliness of the farm. |
| lonely | Without companions; solitary. Felt sad and lonely. |
| lonesome | Being the only one; single and isolated from others. She felt lonesome and out of things. |
| personal | Existing as a self aware entity not as an abstraction or an impersonal force. A personal God. |
| recluse | Favouring a solitary life. He s a bit of a recluse. |
| remote | A remote control device. A remote possibility. |
| seclude | Keep away from others. I secluded myself up here for a life of study and meditation. |
| secluded | (of a place) not seen or visited by many people; sheltered and private. A secluded romantic spot. |
| seclusion | A sheltered or private place. They enjoyed ten days of peace and seclusion. |
| secrecy | The condition of being concealed or hidden. The bidding is conducted in secrecy. |
| sequester | Isolate or hide away. The cations were sequestered. |
| sole | Put a new sole on to a shoe. The sole example. |
| solitary | Being the only one; single and isolated from others. I live a pretty solitary life. |
| solitude | The state or situation of being alone. She savoured her few hours of freedom and solitude. |
| troglodyte | One who lives in solitude. |
| unappreciated | Not likely to be rewarded. She had been brought up in a family where she felt unappreciated and undervalued. |
| unrewarding | Not rewarding or satisfying. It was dull unrewarding work. |
| unsung | Having value that is not acknowledged. Unsung heroes of the war. |
| withdrawn | Withdrawn from society seeking solitude. When her husband died she became very withdrawn. |
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