come out of the closet

1. 1.

   to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality

   “This actor outed last year”

   Synonymsoutcome out

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Questions about come out of the closet

What does come out of the closet mean?

come out of the closet means "to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality".

What is another word for come out of the closet?

Close synonyms include out, come out. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is come out of the closet a common word?