closeting
Hiding in private
Closeting is the act of concealing something or someone, typically by shutting away in a small private space.
Most often it refers to hiding one's sexual orientation or gender identity: The closeting of gay athletes remains common in professional sports.
To closet oneself is to withdraw for privacy or secrecy: She closeted herself in the study to finish the manuscript.
Revealing one's identity
- self-denialRestraining one's own desires
- passingMoving by or temporary
- disclosureAct of revealing information
- identityWho someone is
authenticity · shame · fear · invisibility · heteronormativity · outing · pride · liberation
Staying out of sight
- secrecyPractice of hiding information
- concealmentAct of hiding something
- suppressionForcible prevention or concealment
- denialRefusal to accept reality
repression · masking · camouflage · disguise · covering · burying · obscuring · veiling
Systematically putting in order
- storingKeeping for future use
- stashingConcealing for safekeeping
- tucking awayPlacing in concealment
- putting awayPlacing into storage
shelving · compartmentalizing · wardrobe · hangers · shelves · decluttering · seasonal · mothballs
Preventing hostile expansion
- shutting awayIsolating by enclosure
- isolationComplete separation from others
- imprisonmentLegal detention in jail
- restrictionLimit on action
constriction · entrapment · captivity · detention · quarantine · sequestering · locking away · confining
Act of taking away
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
- isolationComplete separation from others
- solitudeState of being alone
- privacyFreedom from observation
hermitage · reclusiveness · shutting in · sequestering · hiding away · aloneness · separation · sanctuary
coming out
Revealing one's identity
- self-denialRestraining one's own desires
- passingMoving by or temporary
- disclosureAct of revealing information
identity · authenticity · shame · fear · invisibility · heteronormativity · outing · pride · liberation · acceptance
hiding
Staying out of sight
- secrecyPractice of hiding information
- concealmentAct of hiding something
- suppressionForcible prevention or concealment
denial · repression · masking · camouflage · disguise · covering · burying · obscuring · veiling · cloaking
organizing
Systematically putting in order
- storingKeeping for future use
- stashingConcealing for safekeeping
- tucking awayPlacing in concealment
putting away · shelving · compartmentalizing · wardrobe · hangers · shelves · decluttering · seasonal · mothballs · garment bags
containment
Preventing hostile expansion
- shutting awayIsolating by enclosure
- isolationComplete separation from others
- imprisonmentLegal detention in jail
restriction · constriction · entrapment · captivity · detention · quarantine · sequestering · locking away · confining · encasement
withdrawal
Act of taking away
privacy · hermitage · reclusiveness · shutting in · sequestering · hiding away · aloneness · separation · sanctuary · refuge
- LGBTQ discriminationhomophobia, transphobia, biphobia, hate crimes, prejudice
- oppressionoppression, tyranny, racism, repression, secret police
closetingrevealing
Making known what's hidden
outing · exposing · disclosing · announcing · broadcasting
closetingfreeing
Releasing from confinement
liberating · releasing · emancipating · unleashing · letting out
closetingcoming out
Revealing one's identity
outing · pride · self-acceptance · visibility
close, include, closet, closing, conclude, exclude, disclose, enclosure, recluse