Synonyms for homosexual

Most common

1. Homo

homo, queer informal, sodomite, effeminate, queen, butch, nancy boy, dyke UK, flamer US, bent informal UK, nance, sapphist, faggot vulgar US UK, fagot US, fag vulgar, invert dated, pansy informal dated, fruit informal dated US, fairy slang, nancy vulgar slang UK US AU, swish slang, poofter vulgar slang AU NZ

Other

pederast, paederast UK, same-sexer, pole-smoker vulgar slang, muff diver vulgar slang, scissor sister vulgar slang, carpet muncher vulgar slang, moffie vulgar slang ZA, finook slang, homofaggot vulgar rare

1. Gay — sexually and/or romantically attracted to members of the same sex, such as a man who is attracted to other…

Other

same-sex, homoerotic

n. 1
A person who is sexually attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex.
adj. 1
Sexually and/or romantically attracted to members of the same sex, such as a man who is attracted to other men or a woman who is attracted to other women; gay. (Typically used in the sense of sole/exclusive attraction.)
No, it wouldn't make a difference if the applicant was homosexual.

Word family: homocapitalism homosexualize homosexualism homosexuality homosexualness homo
Phrases: homosexual marriage homosexual panic defense
Other spellings: homosexualist

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

3 letters: gay¹, fag¹
4 letters: bent¹, homo², dyke¹
5 letters: queen¹, fruit¹, fairy², nancy², queer¹, butch¹, nance¹, swish¹, pansy², fagot
6 letters: faggot², invert², flamer², moffie, finook
7 letters: lesbian³, sapphic, poofter
8 letters: sodomite, pederast, sapphist
9 letters: homophile, paederast
10 letters: effeminate⁴, homoerotic, homofaggot

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (homo² = 2 syllables).