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Privacy

The state of being in retirement from the company or observation of others; seclusion.

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Narrower term 3

Bosom 76% connected

The breast of a human being; the part, between the arms, to which anything is pressed when embraced by them.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Covertness 76% connected

Secrecy; privacy.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Hiding 76% connected

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oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Broader term 1

Isolation 76% connected

The act of isolating, or the state of being isolated; insulation; separation; loneliness.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

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Hide 74% connected

To conceal, or withdraw from sight; to put out of view; to secrete.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Hide 74% connected

To conceal, or withdraw from sight; to put out of view; to secrete.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Concealment 92% connected

The act of concealing; the state of being concealed.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Privateness 92% connected

Seclusion from company or society; retirement; privacy; secrecy.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Seclusion 92% connected

The act of secluding, or the state of being secluded; separation from society or connection; a withdrawing; privacy; as, to live in seclusion.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Secrecy 92% connected

The state or quality of being hidden; as, his movements were detected in spite of their secrecy.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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