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Synonyms for queering
verb fool, mislead

prevent
thwart
deceive
stymie
avoid
sidestep
evade
bypass
skirt
cramp

stump
ensnare
elude
beguile
queer
outflank
outwit
circumnavigate
disappoint
crimp

dodge
beat
detour
frustrate
foil
escape
shun
entrap
hoodwink
dupe

bilk
overreach
trick
ruin
stave off
get around
steer clear of
ward off

Antonyms for queering

aid
assist
release
liberate
confront

permit
help
encourage
face
meet

take on
let go
free
encounter
allow

Synonyms
verb harm, hinder

reduce
mar
decrease
worsen
debilitate
lessen
damage
hurt
tarnish

prejudice
spoil
destroy
diminish
blunt
undermine
weaken
ding
invalidate

cheapen
blemish
debase
injure
tweak
disqualify
devalue
enfeeble
unfit

vitiate
queer
enervate
total
devaluate
deteriorate
rough up
lose strength
make useless

Antonyms

grow
increase
invigorate
aid
heal
enlarge
improve

assist
mend
permit
enhance
upgrade
expand
extend

raise
strengthen
help
develop
cure
fix
repair

Synonyms
verb hurt, damage

sully
harm
wreck
tarnish
ruin
bruise
taint
impair
spoil

blight
stain
scar
deface
ding
blemish
disfigure
injure
bend

scratch
warp
break
blot
tweak
vitiate
detract
queer
maim

mutilate
mangle
deform
foul up
mess up
rough up
shake up
louse up

Antonyms

aid
assist
create
clean
grow
adorn
beautify

embellish
mend
ornament
heal
straighten
schedule
set up

fix
help
build
decorate
repair
cure

Synonyms
verb defeat, suppress

annihilate
subdue
quench
stamp out
crush
conquer

overcome
extinguish
stifle
put down
silence
stop

overpower
kill
queer
subjugate
vanquish
hush up

shut down
put the lid on
sit on

Antonyms

release
surrender
build up
compliment
praise
perturb

help
start
lose
yield
encourage
begin

succeed
win
aggravate
agitate
disturb
irritate

Synonyms
verb make a mess of

botch
flub
confuse
muddle
spoil
bungle

blow
foul up
goof
louse
mess
mess up

mishandle
mismanage
muff
queer
snafu
bobble

bollix
goof up
make hash of
muck up

Antonyms

enlighten
explain
organize

do well
succeed
clear up

order

Synonyms
verb stop, hinder

obstruct
prevent
stymie
counter
frustrate
foil
curb
oppose
defeat
impede
circumvent
cramp

upset
skin
confuse
snafu
dash
duck
ditch
pit
check
ruin
cross
outwit

restrain
crab
disappoint
crimp
match
dodge
balk
beat
baffle
queer
bilk
trammel

scotch
double-cross
foul up
hold up
louse up
take down
give the slip
play off
take wind out of
upset one’s apple cart

Antonyms

abet
aid
assist
facilitate
release
straighten
delight
enlighten
explain

liberate
help
support
allow
encourage
let go
order
make happy
please

lose
clear up
separate
face
meet
free
forward

Synonyms
verb nullify, invalidate

wipe out
mar
reverse
wreck
subvert
ruin
shatter
abolish
quash
spoil
offset
negate
destroy

overturn
undermine
annul
cramp
wrack
unsettle
have
neutralize
queer
impoverish
skin
cancel
abrogate

craze
stymie
vitiate
overthrow
crimp
smash
outmaneuver
break
overreach
outfox
abate
outsmart
demolish

annihilate
injure
upset
decimate
defeat
raze
bring down
screw up
bring to naught
make waves
unbuild

Antonyms

create
aid
uphold
construct
grow
assist
permit
surrender
straighten
mend

revive
fasten
validate
build
help
repair
support
allow
restore
balance

order
approve
establish
fix
encourage
save
fail
lose
close
do

Usage Notes

Since the early 20th century, queer has had the meaning “homosexual,” and for much of the time has been used with disparaging intent and perceived as insulting. The term has more recently come to include any persons whose sexuality or gender identity falls outside the heterosexual mainstream. Since the 1980s, queer has increasingly been adopted as a preferred term by young or radical homosexuals and in the academic community: queer bars and nightclubs; scholars of queer studies. In the mainstream homosexual community, however, gay and lesbian remain the terms of choice.