What are some opposite words for heterosexual?

Antonyms for heterosexual
ˌhɛt ər əˈsɛk ʃu əlhet·ero·sex·u·al

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  1. heterosexualnoun

    Antonyms:
    homosexual

  2. heterosexualnoun

    Sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex.

    Antonyms:
    homosexual

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. heterosexual, heterosexual person, straight person, straightadjective

    a heterosexual person; someone having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex

    Antonyms:
    queer, homophile(a), homoerotic, lesbian, tribadistic, butch, transvestic, transgendered, homosexual, bisexual, gay, sapphic, transgender, pederastic, paederastic, transsexual(a), transvestite

    Synonyms:
    straight person, heterosexual person, straight, straightaway

  2. heterosexualadjective

    sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex

    Antonyms:
    butch, transgendered, queer, tribadistic, homosexual, pederastic, sapphic, homophile(a), homoerotic, transgender, bisexual, transvestic, paederastic, gay, transvestite, transsexual(a), lesbian

How to use heterosexual in a sentence?

  1. Nour Fraij:

    It's very normal to see a heterosexual dating show. It's been around since dating shows started, the fact that this is the first sexually fluid season in the Nour Fraij, it's groundbreaking.

  2. Marguerite Duras:

    Before they're plumbers or writers or taxi drivers or unemployed or journalists, before everything else, men are men. Whether heterosexual or homosexual. The only difference is that some of them remind you of it as soon as you meet them, and others wait for a little while.

  3. Richard Wight:

    In one fell swoop we can now see the same mental health benefits of marriage for same sex couples as heterosexual couples, the main reason there is a benefit to being in a legally recognized marriage is that it introduces a level of stability into a relationship. This is going to help change the social climate. Hearing the Supreme Court say this is OK will help couples feel like they're part of regular society.

  4. June Jordan:

    Lately... Americans have begun to understand that trouble does not start somewhere on the other side of town. It seems to originate inside the absolute middle of the homemade cherry pie. In our history, the state has failed to respond to the weak. You could be white, male, Presbyterian and heterosexual besides, but if you get fired or if you get sick tomorrow, you might as well be Black, for all the state will want to hear from you.

  5. Bryan Fuller:

    As a gay man, I'm fascinated with heterosexual relationships between straight men.

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#1151lesbian
#10033bisexual
#10840transvestite
#12674homosexual
#14638queer
#18962transgender
#23509butch
#23810heterosexual
#36757transgendered
#37491sapphic
#105057homoerotic

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