in the closet en · ADP
Pronunciation
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- /ɪn ðə ˈklɔzɪt/ (General-American)
- /ɪn ðə ˈklɑzɪt/ (General-American)
- (General-American) audio
- /ɪn ðə ˈklɒzɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Meanings
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(colloquial) 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.
2023 October 6, Ryan Gilbey, “The double life of Rock Hudson: ‘Let’s be frank, he was a horndog!’”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
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(broadly, colloquial) Not open about some feature of one's life; often construed with about.
She's in the gambling-addiction closet.
She's in the closet about her gambling addiction.
Antonyms
Relateds
come out · come out of the closet · closeted · closet case · closet · pass
Synonyms
Translations (11)
it in petto (not open about a feature of one's life) · it in pectore (not open about a feature of one's life) · es en el closet (Lat. Am) (not open about one's sexuality) · no i skapet (not open about one's sexuality) · es enclosetado (not open about one's sexuality) · la in pectore (not open about a feature of one's life) · es en el armario (not open about one's sexuality) · es de clóset (not open about a feature of one's life) · fr in petto (not open about a feature of one's life) · fi salanainen (not open about a feature of one's life) · es closetero (not open about one's sexuality)