closeted
adjective
uk/ˈklɒz.ɪ.tɪd/us/ˈklɑː.zət.ɪd/closetedadjective(SECRET)
used todescribeapersonwho is notheterosexual(=sexuallyattractedto men if they are a women and women if they are a man)or notcisgender(= having agenderthatmatchesthebodythey werebornwith)butkeepsthatfactsecretfrom otherpeople:
Thebookportrayshim as a closetedbisexual.
Wewantto make iteasierforpeoplewho might still be closeted, orexploringtheirgenderexpression, tofeelcomfortableenough totalkabout it.
Synonym
in thecloset
Note:
- Closetedcan have a negative meaning to some people.
used todescribeanactivityoropinionthat someonekeepssecret:
（活动或观点）不为人知的closetedpoliticaldissent不为人知的政治观点分歧
- As ayoung, closetedtransman, I had anuncomfortablerelationshipwith mymalepeers.
Secrecy and privacy
- anonymity
- anonymization
- anonymize
- anonymous
- anonymously
- data protection
- dead men tell no talesidiom
- dissimulate
- dissimulation
- down-low
- private
- privately
- privileged
- pseudonym
- pseudonymization
- undisclosed
- whitewash
- whitewashing
- wrap
- wrapped (up) in secrecyidiom
closetedadjective(STAYING INDOORS)
If someone is closetedsomewhere, theystaythere, often because they areworkinghard on something:
（因工作等）闭门不出的She iscurrentlycloseted athomeworkingon her newbook.她目前闭门不出，在家写一本新书。
Staying and remaining
- halt
- hang
- hold
- holdsomethingover
- hung
- keep (herself) toherselfidiom
- outstay
- overstay
- overwinter
- remain
- remaining
- rest
- spot
- stand
- stick around
- stop
- stop in
- tarry
- tenured
- untenured