Synonyms for closet
ˈklɒz ɪtclos·et

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1. closetverb

   Secret.

   The ambassador has been closeted with the prime minister all afternoon. We're all worried what will be announced when they exit.

   Synonyms:
   wardrobe, locker, press, cupboard

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1. cupboard, closetnoun

   a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space

   Synonyms:
   water closet, cupboard, press, loo, wardrobe

2. water closet, closet, W.C., loonoun

   a toilet in Britain

   Synonyms:
   water closet, cupboard, press, loo, wardrobe

3. wardrobe, closet, pressnoun

   a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes

   Synonyms:
   pressing, insistency, mechanical press, military press, public press, jam, imperativeness, cupboard, crush, wardrobe, printing press, pressure, insistence, press, water closet, loo

4. closetverb

   a small private room for study or prayer

   Synonyms:
   water closet, cupboard, press, loo, wardrobe

5. closetverb

   confine to a small space, as for intensive work

Matched Categories

1. • Confine
   • Furniture
   • Storage Space
   • Toilet

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1. wadrobe

   Submitted by anonymous on February 5, 2020  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. closetnoun

   Synonyms:
   cabinet, small room

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1. closetnoun

   Synonyms:
   private room, clothespress, ambry

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1. List of paraphrases for "closet":

   cupboard, wardrobe, pantry, locker, dresser, cabinet, storeroom, compartment, placard, toilet, backseat, riddance, backwater

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1. David Bernhardt:

   There's a whole lot of our culture that's been forced in the closet for my whole lifetime, it's wonderful to see light in the cracks.

2. Brian Williams:

   I remember one such house fire .?.?. conducting a search on my hands and knees, when I felt something warm, squishy and furry on the floor of a closet, i instinctively tucked it in my coat. When I got outside, I saw two small eyes staring up at me, and I returned the 3-week-old and very scared puppy to its grateful owners.

3. Ana Quincoces:

   I know who I am, I know that there weren’t any skeletons in my closet.

4. Charles Caleb Colton:

   To dare to live alone is the rarest courage since there are many who had rather meet their bitterest enemy in the field, than their own hearts in their closet.

5. Lord Chesterfield:

   The knowledge of the world is only to be acquired in the world, and not in a closet.