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queers

verb

present tense third-person singular of queer
1
as in shames

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as in wounds

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for queers
  1. shames
  2. wounds
  3. humiliates
  4. dents
  5. demeans
  6. botches
  7. humbles
  8. tortures
Verb
  • A lot of the discussion around tablet use among kids shames parents, framing it as an example of lazy or bad parenting.
    — Aarushi Bhandari, The Conversation, 19 June 2026
  • Here are 8 books that reveal covert lives, truths that society forbids or shames, and an effusion of vibrant spirit.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026
Definition of shames
Verb
  • Penal Code 597 states that any person who who maliciously and intentionally maims, mutilates, tortures, or wounds a living animal is guilty of a crime.
    — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The kitchen wounds him, heals him, and becomes his crucible of faith.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 29 July 2026
Definition of wounds
Verb
  • Filming a scene in which Isaiah humiliates Cam, Withers asked Wayans to crack jokes about Kionte’s death — the defining event of Withers’ life, and his lowest point.
    — Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Diomande just humiliates fullbacks.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 12 June 2026
Definition of humiliates
Verb
  • The shaky outing continued Sasaki’s post-breakthrough slide, but the setback barely dents the Dodgers’ commanding division cushion, with San Diego still eight games back in the standings.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2026
  • No quantity of houses or yachts dents it.
    — Douglas P. McCormick, Fortune, 23 June 2026
Definition of dents
Verb
  • Most frustratingly, the secret traitor demeans us, the audience.
    — Raven Smith, Vogue, 9 Jan. 2026
  • That conflict comes to a head in the middle of campus in the film’s most intense scene, as Alma verbally belittles and demeans her until Maggie snaps and suddenly smacks her mentor.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
Definition of demeans
Verb
  • In clinical environments bound by federal regulations and ethics guidelines, an LLM that hallucinates an endpoint or botches eligibility criteria does not just cause a minor hiccup.
    — Anshima Raj, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Then the candidate, unfamiliar with some far-away region of the world, botches it.
    — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of botches
Verb
  • Janve, who centers his work in mountain landscapes, spoke at a press meeting about nature in the film functioning as a mirror that flatters and humbles its human subjects simultaneously.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 June 2026
  • Getting an injury, that’s one thing that humbles you.
    — Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 June 2026
Definition of humbles
Verb
  • At first, all signs point to Bobby, including a mercenary who survived the attack on Halstead Manor that Eddie tortures to extract information.
    — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026
  • On his latest Hyperdub release, the Japanese producer born Takahide Higuchi sings more than on previous records but tortures his voice through a gauntlet of pitch-shifter effects.
    — Daniel Bromfield, Pitchfork, 27 July 2026
Definition of tortures
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“Queers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/queers. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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