The anti-rational, anti-justice and anti-humane Christian malignancy is rearing its head yet again as it leads the fight against homosexuality on behalf of the divine trinity of unreason, injustice and hate.
Source: tatoeba (400945)
Homosexuality
/ˌhoʊməˌsɛkʃuˈælɪti/
Synonyms for "homosexuality" (46 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (10)
Noun(2 words)
Strong matches (13)
Related words (23)
paraphiliapassive algolagniapedophiliasadismsadomasochismsapphismscotophiliasexual inversionsexual normalitysexual preferenceswinging both waystransvestitismtribadismtribadyvoyeurismzooerastiazoophilia
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: gayness, homosexualism, active algolagnia, algolagnia, algolagny.
- Sentence evidence is available for homosexuality, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wiktionary, wordnet, moby, opengloss, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "homosexuality".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "homosexuality"
Keep "homosexuality" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "homosexuality" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "homosexuality", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "homosexuality" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
6 entriesMore specific
2 entriesgay identitylesbianism
Collocations
5 entriesattitudes toward homosexualitycriminalization of homosexualityhomosexual orientationsame-sex attractionstudy of homosexuality
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
2 entriesTranslations
179 translations across 134 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- homoseksualiteit noun (sexual orientation)
Albanian
2 entries- homoseksualitet noun (sexual orientation)
- homoseksualizëm noun (sexual orientation)
Ancient Greek
2 entries- κιναιδία noun (sexual orientation)
- ἀρσενοκοιτία noun (sexual orientation)
Arabic
4 entries- مِثْلِيَّة noun (sexual orientation)
- مِثْلِيَّة جِنْسِيَّة noun (sexual orientation)
- هوموسكسواليه noun (sexual orientation)
- هُومُوسِكْسُوَالِيَّة noun (sexual orientation)
Armenian
1 entries- համասեռամոլություն noun (sexual orientation)
Assamese
1 entries- সমকামিতা noun (sexual orientation)
Asturian
1 entries- homosexualidá noun (sexual orientation)
Avar
1 entries- гомосексуаллъи noun (sexual orientation)
Azerbaijani
2 entries- homoseksualizm noun (sexual orientation)
- homoseksuallıq noun (sexual orientation)
Banjarese
1 entries- homoseksualitas noun (sexual orientation)
Bashkir
1 entries- гомосексуализм noun (sexual orientation)
Basque
1 entries- homosexualitate noun (sexual orientation)
Bavarian German
1 entries- Homosexualität noun (sexual orientation)
Belarusian
4 entries- гомасексуальнасць noun (sexual orientation)
- гомасексуалі́зм noun (sexual orientation)
- гомасэксуальнасьць noun (sexual orientation)
- гомасэксуалі́зм noun (sexual orientation)
Bengali
1 entries- সমকামিতা noun (sexual orientation)
Bihari
1 entries- समलैंगिकता noun (sexual orientation)
Breton
1 entries- heñvelrevelezh noun (sexual orientation)
Bulgarian
3 entries- мъжеложство noun (sexual orientation)
- обратност noun (sexual orientation)
- хомосексуа́лност noun (sexual orientation)
Burmese
1 entries- လိင်တူဆက်ဆံခြင်း noun (sexual orientation)
Catalan
1 entries- homosexualitat noun (sexual orientation)
Cebuano
1 entries- homosekswalidad noun (sexual orientation)
Central Kurdish
3 entries- ھاوڕەگەزبازی noun (sexual orientation)
- ھاوڕەگەزخوازی noun (sexual orientation)
- ھۆمۆسێکشواڵتی noun (sexual orientation)
Chichewa
2 entries- mathanyula noun (sexual orientation)
- ugeyi noun (sexual orientation)
Chinese
2 entries- 同性愛 /同性爱 noun (sexual orientation)
- 同性戀 /同性恋 noun (sexual orientation)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 同性戀 /同性恋 noun (sexual orientation)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 同性戀 /同性恋 noun (sexual orientation)
Church Slavonic
1 entries- мѫжеложьство noun (sexual orientation)
Chuvash
1 entries- гомосексуаллӑх noun (sexual orientation)
Classical Nahuatl
1 entries- cuilonyōtl noun (sexual orientation)
Czech
1 entries- homosexualita noun (sexual orientation)
Danish
1 entries- homoseksualitet noun (sexual orientation)
Doteli
1 entries- समलैंगिकता noun (sexual orientation)
Dutch
1 entries- homoseksualiteit noun (sexual orientation)
Dutch Low Saxon
1 entries- homoseksualiteit noun (sexual orientation)
Eastern Min Chinese
1 entries- 同性戀 /同性恋 noun (sexual orientation)
Emilian
1 entries- omosesuêl noun (sexual orientation)
Esperanto
1 entries- samseksemo noun (sexual orientation)
Estonian
3 entries- homoseksuaalsus noun (sexual orientation)
- homoseksualism noun (sexual orientation)
- samasooiharus noun (sexual orientation)
Faroese
1 entries- samkyndleiki noun (sexual orientation)
Finnish
3 entries- homoseksuaalisuus noun (sexual orientation)
- homoseksualismi noun (sexual orientation)
- homous noun (sexual orientation)
French
1 entries- homosexualité noun (sexual orientation)
Galician
1 entries- homosexualidade noun (sexual orientation)
Gan Chinese
1 entries- 同性戀 /同性恋 noun (sexual orientation)
Georgian
3 entries- მამათმავლობა noun (sexual orientation)
- ჰომოსექსუალიზმი noun (sexual orientation)
- ჰომოსექსუალობა noun (sexual orientation)
German
2 entries- Homosexualität noun (sexual orientation)
- Homosexualität noun (sexual orientation)
Gilaki
1 entries- همجنسخأيي noun (sexual orientation)
Greek
1 entries- ομοφυλοφιλία noun (sexual orientation)
Greenlandic
1 entries- suiaqatinik atoqateqartarneq noun (sexual orientation)
Gujarati
2 entries- સમલિંગી noun (sexual orientation)
- હોમોસેક્સ્યુઅલ noun (sexual orientation)
Hausa
1 entries- kishili noun (sexual orientation)
Hebrew
1 entries- הוֹמוֹסֶקְסוּאָלִיּוּת noun (sexual orientation)
Hindi
1 entries- समलैंगिकता noun (sexual orientation)
Hungarian
1 entries- homoszexualitás noun (sexual orientation)
Icelandic
1 entries- samkynhneigð noun (sexual orientation)
Ido
1 entries- homeosexualeso noun (sexual orientation)
Indonesian
1 entries- homoseksualitas noun (sexual orientation)
Interlingua
1 entries- homosexualitate noun (sexual orientation)
Irish
2 entries- homaighnéasachas noun (sexual orientation)
- homaighnéasacht noun (sexual orientation)
Italian
1 entries- omosessualità noun (sexual orientation)
Japanese
2 entries- ホモセクシャリティ noun (sexual orientation)
- 同性愛 noun (sexual orientation)
Kannada
1 entries- ಸಲಿಂಗ ಕಾಮ noun (sexual orientation)
Kazakh
1 entries- гомосексуалдылық noun (sexual orientation)
Korean
1 entries- 동성애 noun (sexual orientation)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- гомосексуалдуулук noun (sexual orientation)
Ladino
1 entries- omoseksualita noun (sexual orientation)
Latin
1 entries- homosexualitas noun (sexual orientation)
Latvian
2 entries- homoseksualitāte noun (sexual orientation)
- homoseksuālisms noun (sexual orientation)
Ligurian
1 entries- omosessualitæ noun (sexual orientation)
Limburgish
1 entries- homoseksualiteit noun (sexual orientation)
Literary Chinese
1 entries- 同性戀 noun (sexual orientation)
Lithuanian
1 entries- homoseksualumas noun (sexual orientation)
Lombard
1 entries- omosessüalitaa noun (sexual orientation)
Luxembourgish
1 entries- Homosexualitéit noun (sexual orientation)
Macedonian
1 entries- хомосексуалност noun (sexual orientation)
Maithili
1 entries- समलैङ्गिकता noun (sexual orientation)
Malagasy
1 entries- fahapelahana noun (sexual orientation)
Malayalam
1 entries- സ്വവർഗ്ഗരതി noun (sexual orientation)
Maltese
1 entries- omosesswalità noun (sexual orientation)
Mazanderani
1 entries- همجنسگرایی noun (sexual orientation)
Mirandese
1 entries- homossexualidade noun (sexual orientation)
Māori
1 entries- he nonofo noun (sexual orientation)
Nahuatl
1 entries- cuilonyōtl noun (sexual orientation)
Neapolitan
1 entries- ommosessualità noun (sexual orientation)
Nepali
1 entries- समलैंगिकता noun (sexual orientation)
Newar
1 entries- समलैङ्गिकता noun (sexual orientation)
Norman
1 entries- homosexualité noun (sexual orientation)
Northern Kurdish
3 entries- hevzayendîtî noun (sexual orientation)
- homoseksuelî noun (sexual orientation)
- homoseksûalîte noun (sexual orientation)
Northern Sami
1 entries- homoseksualitehta noun (sexual orientation)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- homofili noun (sexual orientation)
- homoseksualitet noun (sexual orientation)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- homofili noun (sexual orientation)
Occitan
1 entries- omosexualitat noun (sexual orientation)
Persian
1 entries- همجنسگرایی noun (sexual orientation)
Piedmontese
1 entries- omossessualità noun (sexual orientation)
Polish
1 entries- homoseksualizm noun (sexual orientation)
Portuguese
2 entries- homossexualidade noun (sexual orientation)
- homossexualismo noun (sexual orientation)
Punjabi
1 entries- ਸਮਲਿੰਗੀ noun (sexual orientation)
Romanian
2 entries- homosexualitate noun (sexual orientation)
- хомосексуалитате noun (sexual orientation)
Russian
2 entries- гомосексуа́льность noun (sexual orientation)
- гомосексуали́зм noun (sexual orientation)
Sardinian
1 entries- omosessualidade noun (sexual orientation)
Scottish Gaelic
3 entries- banas-feise noun (sexual orientation)
- co-sheòrsachd noun (sexual orientation)
- fearas-feise noun (sexual orientation)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- homoseksuálnōst noun (sexual orientation)
- хомосексуа́лно̄ст noun (sexual orientation)
Shona
1 entries- ungochani noun (sexual orientation)
Sicilian
2 entries- omosessualità noun (sexual orientation)
- omusissualità noun (sexual orientation)
Silesian
1 entries- buzeranctwo noun (sexual orientation)
Sindhi
1 entries- هم جنس پرست noun (sexual orientation)
Sinhalese
1 entries- සමලිංගිකතාව noun (sexual orientation)
Slovak
1 entries- homosexualita noun (sexual orientation)
Slovene
1 entries- homoseksualnost noun (sexual orientation)
Somali
1 entries- khaniisnimada noun (sexual orientation)
Sotho
1 entries- bosodoma noun (sexual orientation)
South Azerbaijani
1 entries- همجینسچیلیک noun (sexual orientation)
Spanish
2 entries- homosexualidad noun (sexual orientation)
- homosexualismo noun (sexual orientation)
Swahili
2 entries- mapenzi ya jinsia moja noun (sexual orientation)
- ushoga noun (sexual orientation)
Swedish
1 entries- homosexualitet noun (sexual orientation)
Tagalog
1 entries- homoseksuwalidad noun (sexual orientation)
Tajik
2 entries- гомосексуализм noun (sexual orientation)
- ҳамҷинсгароӣ noun (sexual orientation)
Tamil
2 entries- ஒருபாலீர்ப்பு noun (sexual orientation)
- தன்பாலீர்ப்பு noun (sexual orientation)
Tatar
2 entries- гомосексуализм noun (sexual orientation)
- һомосексуальлек noun (sexual orientation)
Telugu
1 entries- స్వలింగ సంపర్కం noun (sexual orientation)
Thai
1 entries- รักร่วมเพศ noun (sexual orientation)
Turkish
2 entries- eşcinsellik noun (sexual orientation)
- homoseksüellik noun (sexual orientation)
Ukrainian
2 entries- гомосексуа́льність noun (sexual orientation)
- гомосексуалі́зм noun (sexual orientation)
Urdu
1 entries- ہم جنس پرستی noun (sexual orientation)
Uzbek
1 entries- gomoseksuallik noun (sexual orientation)
Vietnamese
2 entries- tính tình dục đồng giới noun (sexual orientation)
- đồng tính luyến ái noun (sexual orientation)
Waray-Waray
1 entries- homoseksuwalidad noun (sexual orientation)
Welsh
2 entries- cyfunrhywiaeth noun (sexual orientation)
- gwrywgydiaeth noun (sexual orientation)
West Flemish
1 entries- homoseksualiteit noun (sexual orientation)
West-Frisian
1 entries- homoseksualiteit noun (sexual orientation)
Wu Chinese
1 entries- 同性媾 noun (sexual orientation)
Yiddish
1 entries- האָמאָסעקסואַלוטעט noun (sexual orientation)
Yoruba
1 entries- ìnífẹ̀ẹ́-ọkùnrin-sọ́kùnrin noun (sexual orientation)
Zazaki
1 entries- hemcınsbaz noun (sexual orientation)
Zulu
1 entries- isitabane noun (sexual orientation)
Sample sentences
17 total sentences available.
This TV show tackles issues of teenage pregnancy and homosexuality.
Source: tatoeba (1869530)
There were a lot of writings about homosexuality.
Source: tatoeba (2009064)
Sami has been struggling with his homosexuality.
Source: tatoeba (5985036)
Showing 4 of 17 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "homosexuality"?
Closest matches include gayness, homosexualism, active algolagnia, algolagnia, algolagny.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "homosexuality"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.