Antonyms for public

Antonyms for (adj) public

Main entry: public

Definition: not private; open to or concerning the people as a whole

Usage: the public good; public libraries; public funds; public parks; a public scandal; public gardens; performers and members of royal families are public figures

Antonyms: private

Definition: confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy


Antonyms: close, shut

Definition: move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut


Antonyms: close, shut

Definition: become closed


Antonyms: close

Definition: cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop


Antonyms: close

Definition: finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.)


Antonyms: close, close down, close up, shut down, fold

Definition: cease to operate or cause to cease operating


Antonyms: unopen, shut, closed

Definition: not open


Antonyms: closed

Definition: not open or affording passage or access


Antonyms: shut, closed

Definition: used especially of mouth or eyes


Antonyms: closed

Definition: (set theory) of an interval that contains both its endpoints


Antonyms: local

Definition: relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area


Antonyms: international

Definition: concerning or belonging to all or at least two or more nations


Antonyms: restricted

Definition: subject to restriction or subjected to restriction


Main entry: public

Definition: affecting the people or community as a whole

Usage: community leaders; community interests; the public welfare

Antonyms: uncommon

Definition: not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind


Antonyms: individual, single

Definition: being or characteristic of a single thing or person


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