between us

ADVERB

confidentially

Synonyms

WEAK

behind closed doors between ourselves between you and me covertly don't breathe a word hushedly in confidence in on the ground floor off the cuff off the record personally privately sub-rosa

Antonyms

WEAK

commonly familiarly openly publicly

ADVERB

off the record

Synonyms

STRONGEST

confidentially privately

WEAK

eyes-only for no other ears in confidence not for publication not to be quoted on the Q.T. secretly unofficially within these four walls

ADVERB

privately

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alone secretly

WEAK

clandestinely covertly in confidence

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All that weekend, I can’t shake the look of disappointment on Paul’s face, can’t stop feeling like I’d broken the invisible contract between us.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

We do laugh together, and there is a lot of love between us, but I am so resentful now.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026

Like “The Man in the High Castle” and “The Handmaid’s Tale” before it, our depressing reality erased the distance between us and its fantasy.

From Salon • May 24, 2026

During the televised statement, Lapid said: "Bennett is a right-wing politician, but an honest one, and there is trust between us."

From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026

Silence punctuates the space between us and I feel his eyes burning a hole in the top of my head.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

between us

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