come out of the closet

Other forms: came out of the closet; coming out of the closet; comes out of the closet

Definitions of come out of the closet
  1. verb
    to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality
    synonyms: come out, out
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    break, bring out, disclose, discover, divulge, expose, give away, let on, let out, reveal, unwrap
    make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
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