Synonyms for gay
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1. homosexual, homophile, homo, gay(adj)

   someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex

   Synonyms:
   homo, human, man, homosexual, human being, homophile

   Antonyms:
   colorless, joyless, nonindulgent, uncheerful, colourless, strict, cheerless, bisexual, heterosexual, depressing

2. cheery, gay, sunny(adj)

   bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer

   "a cheery hello"; "a gay sunny room"; "a sunny smile"

   Synonyms:
   jolly, mirthful, jocund, sunny, festal, cheery, jovial, brave, merry, braw, festive, homophile(a)

   Antonyms:
   cheerless, depressing, colorless, strict, colourless, bisexual, heterosexual, nonindulgent, joyless, uncheerful

3. gay, jocund, jolly, jovial, merry, mirthful(adj)

   full of or showing high-spirited merriment

   "when hearts were young and gay"; "a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company"- Wordsworth; "the jolly crowd at the reunion"; "jolly old Saint Nick"; "a jovial old gentleman"; "have a merry Christmas"; "peals of merry laughter"; "a mirthful laugh"

   Synonyms:
   spanking, festal, comic, laughable, jocund, jovial, festive, brave, rattling, risible, braw, zippy, comical, sunny, funny, lively, cheery, mirthful, merry, amusing, homophile(a), snappy, brisk, alert, jolly

   Antonyms:
   cheerless, joyless, bisexual, colorless, nonindulgent, colourless, strict, uncheerful, heterosexual, depressing

4. gay(adj)

   given to social pleasures often including dissipation

   "led a gay Bohemian life"; "a gay old rogue with an eye for the ladies"

   Synonyms:
   jolly, mirthful, festal, jocund, sunny, cheery, jovial, brave, merry, braw, festive, homophile(a)

   Antonyms:
   heterosexual, joyless, colorless, uncheerful, nonindulgent, bisexual, strict, cheerless, colourless, depressing

5. brave, braw, gay(adj)

   brightly colored and showy

   "girls decked out in brave new dresses"; "brave banners flying"; "`braw' is a Scottish word"; "a dress a bit too gay for her years"; "birds with gay plumage"

   Synonyms:
   unfearing, intrepid, jocund, jovial, festive, brave, courageous, homophile(a), braw, sunny, audacious, cheery, mirthful, merry, fearless, hardy, dauntless, festal, jolly

   Antonyms:
   nonindulgent, colorless, bisexual, colourless, strict, uncheerful, cheerless, depressing, joyless, heterosexual

6. gay, festal, festive, merry(adj)

   offering fun and gaiety

   "a festive (or festal) occasion"; "gay and exciting night life"; "a merry evening"

   Synonyms:
   spanking, festal, jocund, jovial, festive, brave, rattling, braw, zippy, sunny, lively, cheery, mirthful, merry, homophile(a), snappy, brisk, alert, jolly

   Antonyms:
   colourless, strict, joyless, colorless, depressing, heterosexual, nonindulgent, uncheerful, bisexual, cheerless

7. gay, queer, homophile(a)(adj)

   homosexual or arousing homosexual desires

   Antonyms:
   nonindulgent, colourless, uncheerful, colorless, strict, joyless, bisexual, depressing, cheerless, heterosexual

English Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. gay

   Aerial and airy both signify of or belonging to the air, but airy also describes that which seems as if made of air; we speak of airy shapes, airy nothings, where we could not well say aerial; ethereal describes its object as belonging to the upper air, the pure ether, and so, often, heavenly. Sprightly, spiritlike, refers to light, free, cheerful activity of mind and body. That which is lively or animated may be agreeable or the reverse; as, an animated discussion; a lively company.

   Synonyms:
   aerial, airy, animated, ethereal, fairylike, frolicsome, joyous, light, lively, sprightly

   Antonyms:
   clumsy, dull, heavy, inert, ponderous, slow, sluggish, stony, wooden

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. gay

   Synonyms:
   merry, blithe, lively, jolly, sportive, sprightly, smart, festive, gladsome, pleasuresome, cheerful

   Antonyms:
   heavy, melancholy, grave, sad, sombre, dull, dowdy

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1. noaoo

   when you are homosexual

   your're noaoo

   Submitted by anonymous on February 23, 2021  

Dictionary of English Synonymes(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. gay(a.)

   Synonyms:
   showy, gaudy, flashy, finical, tawdry, flaunting, gairish, dashing

2. gay(a.)

   Synonyms:
   merry, lively, cheerful, gleeful, jovial, sprightly, blithe, blithesome, airy, sportive, frolicsome, gladsome, jolly, buxom, vivacious, hilarious, light-hearted

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1. gay(a)

   Synonyms:
   merry, sportive, frolicsome, lively, exhilarating, vivacious, jolly, blithe, airy, boon, convivial, jovial, joyous, brilliant, dashing, gallant, showy, garish, gaudy, flashing, tawdry, loose, dissolute, fast

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1. List of paraphrases for "gay":

   homo, gays, homosexual, gai, cheerful, -gay, faggot, same-sex, queer, gaya, lesbian, comrade, fag, jha, gaye, merrily, jay, comrades, merry

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1. Tim Douthit:

   It was solely that he was worried that his son was gay, or might become gay, there was no evidence he had a sexual attraction to his son or children.

2. Zach Wahls:

   While we still have some reservations about individual units discriminating against gay adults, we couldn't be more excited about the future of Scouting.

3. Pat Carey:

   I'm a former minister of a former government who at the ripe old age of 65 summoned up the courage to tell his family and friends that he was gay.

4. Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe:

   If aid is going to be given on the principle that we accept gay marriages, then let that aid stay where it is. It is rotten aid, filthy aid.

5. Erik Pevernagie:

   Everyone feels like an alien to someone else or even sometimes to oneself. Whether native, foreigner or exile, whether assimilated or singular, whether straight or gay, important is to find an access to the open public space, the 'space of appearance' and the gate to a citizenship of the world. (Township)

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