closeted

American  

[kloz-i-tid] / ˈklɒz ɪ tɪd /

adjective

1. functioning in private; secret; closet.

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Other Word Forms

• uncloseted adjective

Etymology

Origin of closeted

First recorded in 1675–85; closet + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Likewise, a video Falley plays features Gibson as a high school basketball star, and shows the poet as a youth back when they were closeted.

From Salon

And not his potential allies, as closeted as they may be.

From The Wall Street Journal

As the first season unfolds, it’s revealed that Heizer’s character isn’t the sole closeted gay man in the platoon.

From Los Angeles Times

In 1997, the comedy “In & Out” did its shiny, star-studded best to mainstream the story of a closeted gay man in a rock-ribbed American community embracing his truth.

From Los Angeles Times

Or perhaps the speaker could recognize that a cousin at the table may be closeted, and take it upon themselves to model how to push back against transphobia.

From Salon