in the closet
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɪn ðə ˈklɑzɪt/, /ɪn ðə ˈklɔzɪt/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪn ðə ˈklɒzɪt/
Audio (US) (file)
Prepositional phrase[edit]
- (colloquial) Not open about one's sexual orientation, romantic orientation, or gender identity.
- (colloquial, by extension) Not open about some feature of one's life; often construed with about.
- She's in the closet about her gambling addiction.
- She's in the gambling-addiction closet.
Synonyms[edit]
Antonyms[edit]
- out of the closet, out (adj)
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
not open about one's sexuality
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not open about a feature of one's life
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See also[edit]
- pass (“to be accepted by others as a member of a group one would not usually be regarded as belonging to”)