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come out of the closet

SEE SYNONYMS FOR come out of the closet

To publicly announce a belief or preference that one has kept hidden, especially one's sexual preference: “At the last moment, the representative came out of the closet and announced her support for the controversial amendment.” (See skeleton in the closet.)

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Words nearby come out of the closet

come-outer, come out for, come out in the wash, it will, come out of, come out of nowhere, come out of the closet, come out with, come over, comer, come round, comes
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Words related to come out of the closet

reveal, acknowledge, leak, confess, divulge, publish, unveil, discover, admit, uncover, tell, exhibit, own, show, relate, expose, spill, communicate, mouth, unfurl

Idioms and Phrases with come out of the closet

come out of the closet

see come out, def. 6.

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