homophobic
Syllables: ho·mo·pho·bic/ˈhəʊ.məˌfəʊ.bɪk//ˈhoʊ.məˌfoʊ.bɪk/
homophobic adjective: exhibiting homophobia; characteristic of homophobes.
Adjective
homophobic (comparative more homophobic, superlative most homophobic)
- Exhibiting homophobia; characteristic of homophobes.
- homophobic abuse
- The nail bomber who killed three people and injured dozens of others in a terrifying campaign last spring told police he was a homophobic Nazi, and that he hoped the explosions would "set fire to the country and stir up a racial war", the Old Bailey heard yesterday.2000 June 6, Nick Hopkins, “The bomber who tried to unleash a race war”, in The Guardian
- Synonyms:
- anti-gay
- Inconvenient, annoying, irritating.
- My bus left right as I got to the station. It's so homophobic of the driver to not wait for me!
- It's homophobic that I'm not cuddling my girlfriend right now.
- Having different colored eyes. Deliberate misspelling of heterochromic.
- both our algorithms are blessed with homophobic beauty 🥰😍2025 November 15, u/_kainos_, “Beautiful homophobic deaf cat🧡💙”, in r/catswithhomophobia (Reddit post), archived from the original on 28 Nov 2025
Noun
homophobic (plural homophobics)
- A homophobe.
- Painful as skid row life is for everyone, it becomes doubly so for the gay segment of the population. If you can for a moment visualize yourself living in a house with hundreds of homophobics you have the idea; and there are few closets where one can hide.1981 August 1, Ray Thompson, “Down and Out and Gay”, in Gay Community News, page 10
- If you say something negative about homosexuals, you will be labelled an intolerant "homophobic."2007, William D. Gairdner, The War Against the Family
Synonyms of homophobic
Forms of homophobic
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more homophobic |
| superlative | most homophobic |
| Noun | |
| plural | homophobics |
Origin of homophobic
From homo- (“homosexual”) + -phobic.
Words formed from homophobic
Words that rhyme with homophobic
Questions about homophobic
- What does homophobic mean?
- Homophobic means exhibiting homophobia; characteristic of homophobes.
- What part of speech is homophobic?
- Homophobic can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce homophobic?
- Homophobic is pronounced /ˈhəʊ.məˌfəʊ.bɪk/ (UK).
Words near homophobic in the dictionary
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