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
  • Alexi’s script gets to the heart of the strange, necessary bonds between humans and animals.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Something in the movement of his hands, too fast, too smooth, too precise, and something in the play of the light and shadow across his knuckles, reveals that something strange is at work.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of strange
Adjective
  • The order of events in the Weeks recusal was somewhat unusual.
    — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Oct. 2026
  • Scheels argued this year that the Ada County Assessor’s Office had overvalued its unusual building.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of unusual
Adjective
  • Pediatric staff members bring Halloween, Christmas, Easter, New Year’s Eve and even the Tooth Fairy to hospitalized sick kids.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Documenting which children grew sickest and following an illness from house to house was a method aimed at articulating an explainable pattern.
    — Jim Downs, STAT, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of sick
Adjective
  • The Dolphins edge suffered a stinger and is questionable to return.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Atlanta’s mayor recently asked city police to audit their ALPR searches – a process that flagged some possibly questionable uses that are currently under investigation.
    — Graham Hurley, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of questionable
Verb
  • Donalds, who turned 48 last week, has said he would be humbled by the historical significance of becoming the first Black governor of Florida and of the former Confederate South in more than 150 years.
    — Michael Van Sickler, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Smith revived his campaign and told The Detroit News in a statement that he is humbled Republicans chose him to take on McDonald Rivet.
    — Karma Sabbah, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of humble
Verb
  • Israeli forces demolished two homes in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron on Friday belonging to Palestinian gunmen who carried out an attack last week that killed two Israeli soldiers and wounded three others.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2026
  • The attacks have left at least 20 dead and 370 wounded, and have forced the closure of King Khalid International Airport for two weeks.
    — Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of wound
Adjective
  • Martin McDonagh’s latest comic provocation takes place on Easter Island and in 1970s Chile, where a ferociously funny John Malkovich and Sam Rockwell aim to upend the rule of law.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Sian is so funny and fun, and so is Mark, and so is Dylan [O’Brien].
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of funny
Adjective
  • Prescription treatments are also uncommon, given to fewer than 1 in 1,000 adolescents who have commercial insurance, according to another study.
    — Bram Sable-Smith, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026
  • To be clear, praying for political leaders is hardly novel or uncommon, and the bishops who prayed for blessings could just as easily have been doing so for any supplicant.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026
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“Queer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/queer. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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