Synonyms of privacy

privacy

noun

ˈprī-və-sē 

as in solitude

the state of being alone or kept apart from others

I enjoy privacy for a time, but eventually I miss the company of others

Synonyms & Similar Words

• solitude
• isolation
• loneliness
• seclusion
• segregation
• separateness
• insulation
• aloneness
• solitariness
• sequestration
• internment
• secludedness
• confinement
• retirement
• vacuum
• quarantine
• withdrawal
• lonesomeness
• incarceration
• ghettoization

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• society
• company
• companionship
• fellowship
• camaraderie
• comradeship

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of privacy

OpenAI was sued last year by an Italian privacy watchdog for over $15 million following an investigation into the collection of personal data by ChatGPT. —Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025

The station shared a statement from Spencer's family, who requested privacy at this time. —David Chiu, People.com, 29 Jan. 2025

Then on Thursday, Baldoni filed a $400 million federal lawsuit against Lively and Reynolds, as well as Lively’s publicist Leslie Sloane, accusing the trio of multiple offenses, including defamation, civil extortion, invasion of privacy and interference with contractual relations. —Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2025

Despite her efforts at privacy, the family’s home address was leaked online, allegedly by her daughter’s classmate. —Kait Hanson, Glamour, 18 Jan. 2025