in the closet
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in the closet
- /ɪn ðə ˈklɑzɪt/ US
- /ɪn ðə ˈklɔzɪt/ US
- /ɪn ðə ˈklɒzɪt/ UK
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- Not open about one's sexual orientation, romantic orientation, or gender identity. Was he in control of that narrative? Most likely not. If he’d had the choice, he would have stayed in the closet.
- Not open about some feature of one's life; often construed with about. She's in the closet about her gambling addiction.
Similar: closeted · Opposite: out of the closet, out
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Similar: closeted · Opposite: out of the closet, out
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prep_phrase not open about one's sexuality
| Español | enclosetado, en el closet (Lat. Am), en el armario, closetero, armarizado |
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prep_phrase not open about a feature of one's life
| Español | de clóset |
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| Français | in petto |
| Italiano | in pectore, in petto |
Talk about this word "in the closet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/in%20the%20closet. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. in the closet. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/in%20the%20closet "in the closet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/in%20the%20closet.Cite this
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title = {in the closet},
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