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privy
Meaning: having secret or private knowledge of something
privy in a sentence
How privy is used in real sentences:
Few officials were privy to the details of the negotiations.
As the director's adviser, Lena was privy to discussions hidden from the public.
“A few employees were privy to management's plan to transfer outspoken organizers, and this ulterior purpose, concealed beneath talk of efficiency, turned a wage dispute into a struggle over dignity.”
— from the passage The Authority No Chart Showed
Synonyms for privy
Other words for privy — informed, aware and acquainted — carry the same meaning.
- informed
- aware
- acquainted
Antonyms of privy
Words that mean the opposite of privy:
- ignorant
- unaware
- excluded
Where it comes from
From Old French privé, meaning 'private or secret.'
Memory hook
PRIVY begins like PRIVATE: someone privy to a plan knows its private details.