privately
[adverb]
Synonyms: secretly, by stealth, clandestinely, covertly, furtively, hugger-mugger, in camera, stealthily, sub rosa, surreptitiously

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

pri‧vate‧ly /ˈpraɪvətli, ˈpraɪvɪtli/ adverb
[Word Family: noun: privacy, private, privatization; verb: privatize; adverb: privately; adjective: private]

1. with no one else present Synonym : in private:
I must talk to you privately.

2. if you feel or think something privately, you do not tell anyone about it:
Laura praised the pictures, though she privately thought they were rather ordinary.
[sentence adverb]
Privately, Harriet had to agree.

3. not publicly or as part of your work
[sentence adverb]
Privately, senior officials agreed that not many people had voted.

4. especially British English using or involving private rather than government institutions:
Both children are privately educated.
a privately-owned company

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲