Antonyms for gay
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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.

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

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

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1. gay

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

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

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1. homosexual, homophile, homo, gayadjective

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

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

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

2. cheery, gay, sunnyadjective

   bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer

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

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

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

3. gay, jocund, jolly, jovial, merry, mirthfuladjective

   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"

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

   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

4. gayadjective

   given to social pleasures often including dissipation

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

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

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

5. brave, braw, gayadjective

   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"

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

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

6. gay, festal, festive, merryadjective

   offering fun and gaiety

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

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

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

7. gay, queer, homophile(a)adjective

   homosexual or arousing homosexual desires

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

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1. gayadjective

   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. pedverb

   ped meaning is straight but the opposite is gay.

   i am ped because i like boys.

   Submitted by zaiden808miles on May 9, 2024  

How to use gay in a sentence?

1. Johnnie Moore:

   It goes without saying that my views on many issues -- women's rights, gay rights, education and many other issues -- are very different from the opinions of some in the Liberty University community. It is very easy for a candidate to speak to people who hold the same views. It's harder but important to reach out to others who look at the world differently. I look forward to meeting with the students and faculty of Liberty University. it's an incredibly courageous and savvy move.

2. Bill Maher:

   It's not like you're not allowed to literally not say gay, but they just don't want teachers talking about it. They think it's the province of parents.

3. Robert Lewis:

   People don't realize how many times he flew aboard the Enola Gay.

4. Pete Buttigieg:

   It's now a reality that there's an out gay candidate, who's a Democrat, who may become president, you may see a greater level of legitimacy among Democratic voters because of that.

5. Christopher Doyle:

   I know I am not calling people bad or evil in my work, and I do have gay friends, and they support me, even if they don't necessarily agree with everything I say, but I don't agree with everything my wife says, either.

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