out of the closet

ADJECTIVE

exposed

Synonyms

WEAK

brought to light candid disclosed divulged exposed open open and aboveboard open to view out out in the open out into the open revealed uncovered unveiled

Example Sentences

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A retinue assembled to escort the workers out of the closet, into their cars, and back home, without being tailed, without being detained.

From Slate • Oct. 27, 2025

"I would have been a happier person being out of the closet and being free," he told El Pais in 2024.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2025

Mr. Biden “booted Netanyahu out of the closet of ambiguity and presented Netanyahu’s proposal himself,” Ben Caspit, a biographer and longtime critic of Mr. Netanyahu, wrote in Sunday’s Maariv, a Hebrew daily.

From New York Times • Jun. 2, 2024

“Kitara is coming out of the closet after 18 years, thanks to all of you.”

From Salon • May 2, 2024

He slipped out of the closet, leaving dusty footprints across the carpet, and was scolded by Celia when she saw the state of his clothes and hair.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer