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

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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. 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:

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

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How to use gay in a sentence?

1. Karen Bass:

   The inaction in response had a message that was loud and clear: Black gay lives obviously didn't matter.

2. Neil Patrick Harris:

   How I Met Your Mother. i am happy to dispel any rumors or misconceptions and am quite proud to say that I am a very content gay man.

3. Donald Trump:

   Lying Cruz put out a statement, 'Trump Rubio are w/Obama on gay marriage.' Cruz is the worst liar, crazy or very dishonest. Perhaps all 3?

4. Barack Obama:

   I had hesitated on gay marriage, in part, because I thought civil unions would be sufficient, i was sensitive to the fact that -- for a lot of people -- that the word marriage is something that provokes very powerful traditions and religious beliefs.

5. David Paleologos:

   The poll's symmetry of mutual concern is a new phenomenon — though not exactly balanced. When gay marriage supporters were asked whether they respect their opponents, 70% said yes. Just 61% of gay marriage opponents said the same. Compassion is not yet equally contagious.

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