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Synonyms & Antonyms of closeted
(Entry 1 of 2)
as in hidden, concealed
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for closeted
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for closeted
closeted
verbpast tense of closet
Synonyms of closeted (Entry 2 of 2)
to close or shut in by or as if by barriers
- he closeted himself in his study, vowing not to emerge until he had finished the term paper
Synonyms for closeted
- boxed (in),
- caged,
- cooped (up),
- corralled,
- encaged,
- encased,
- enclosed
- (also inclosed),
- enveloped,
- fenced (in),
- hedged,
- hemmed (in),
- housed,
- immured,
- included,
- mewed (up),
- penned,
- walled (in)
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The first known use of closeted was in 1974
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