queer 1 of 2

adjective

ˈkwir How to pronounce queer (audio)
Definition of queernext
1
as in strange
different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion one competitor had a queer way of running that attracted a lot of attention from the spectators

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2
as in unusual
noticeably different from what is generally found or experienced a lot of queer things started happening almost from the day that we moved into the house

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3
as in sick
affected with nausea eating all of that deep-fried food would make most people feel a little queer

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4
as in questionable
giving good reason for being doubted, questioned, or challenged queer business practices that bear some looking into

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queer

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verb

1
as in to humble

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2
as in to gum (up)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for queer
  1. strange
  2. unusual
  3. sick
  4. questionable
  5. humble
  6. wound
  7. funny
  8. uncommon
Adjective
  • Talk about strange beginnings at Friday’s City Section Division I football playoff opener between Sun Valley Poly and host Marshall.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
  • And having one of those is as strange and terrifying as anything else in the universe.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of strange
Adjective
  • The Wiles interviews stuck out for their candor, which is unusual for a sitting White House chief of staff.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Claude can also flag unusual transactions, duplicate charges, unexpected fees and bills that have gradually increased.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of unusual
Adjective
  • Ahead of Wednesday night’s game against the Buffalo Sabres, Ridly Greig was nursing his own lower-body injury, and Tyler Kleven was too sick to play.
    — Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The state’s health department cautions that the true number is most certainly higher because not everyone who gets sick seeks medical care.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of sick
Adjective
  • Quarterback Rocco Becht went 16-for-27 for 240 yards and threw first-half touchdowns to Chase Sowell and Zay Robinson, both of whom were listed as questionable on the pregame injury report but ended up being good to play.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Pearce had a back issue in Friday’s practice and had been listed as questionable ahead of the game.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of questionable
Verb
  • Stock report Interim head coach Rick Stockstill was humbled by this opportunity to lead his alma mater after coach Mike Norvell’s dismissal.
    — Bob Ferrante, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2026
  • This last development has been the most unexpected, humbling and revealing.
    — Daniella Mini, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of humble
Verb
  • Russian drones struck six areas in the Dnipropetrovsk region, wounding three people in the city of Dnipro, regional administrator Oleksandr Hanzha said.
    — Derek Gatopoulos, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Whereas the Leo Dan original is fragile and wounded, Tacvba’s bouncy cover bursts out of the speakers with the shuffle of a ska beat and youthful Beatlesque confidence.
    — Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of wound
Adjective
  • Set in the future, on the coast of Kent, this unsettling yet funny sci-fi story is about a man who discovers something very strange and seemingly sentient on the beach.
    — Namara Smith, New Yorker, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Only, there’s nothing funny about the show Tampa Bay is watching now, one that might not include Nikita Kucherov for much longer.
    — Eduardo A. Encina, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of funny
Adjective
  • The rising cost of veterinary care is pushing more Americans to buy pet insurance, as advances in animal medicine give owners access to treatments that were uncommon or unavailable a decade ago.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 5 Nov. 2026
  • However, what Patterson says was once uncommon has become a regular occurrence when the Idaho pediatrician is working in a newborn nursery in the southwest region of the state.
    — Dr. Jade Cobern, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026
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“Queer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/queer. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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