Gay and Philistine

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Gay adjective - Having much high-spirited energy and movement.

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Philistine is an antonym for gay.

Philistine adjective - Smug and ignorant and indifferent or hostile to artistic and cultural values.

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Gay is an antonym for philistine in coarse topic.

Nearby Word: philistinism

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Philistine and Gay. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/gay/philistine

Gay & Philistine. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/gay/philistine>.

Philistine or Gay. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/gay/philistine.

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