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Synonyms for same-sex

  • adjective

Most common

gay lesbian homosexual single-sex same-gender

All synonyms

Adjective

1. Gay — of, relating to, or between homosexual men or women

gay, homosexual, lesbian

Other

same-gender, single-sex

Antonyms

heterosexual, mixed-sex, other-sex

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Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Of, relating to, or between homosexual men or women.

    Some nations have legalized same-sex marriage.

Related words

Word family
same-sexer
Phrases
same-sex marriage
Other spellings
same sex

Example sentences

  • gay He came out to me as gay when he was 15 years old.
  • lesbian Baya has been a lesbian for around six years now.
  • homosexual I knew you were a repressed homosexual all along.

By length

3 letters
gay1
7 letters
lesbian3
10 letters
homosexual5

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (lesbian3 = 3 syllables).