closet | Definition of closet

closet

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of closet

to close or shut in by or as if by barriers

he closeted himself in his study, vowing not to emerge until he had finished the term paper

Synonyms of closet

box (in), cage, coop (up), corral, encage, encase, enclose (also inclose), envelop, fence (in), hedge, hem (in), house, immure, include, mew (up), pen, wall (in)

Words Related to closet

bound, circumscribe, confine, contain, limit, restrict

encircle, encompass, enfold, enframe, enlace, frame, ring, surround

armor, cocoon, encapsulate, encapsule, encyst, ensheathe, ensphere, enwomb