same-gender

adjective

Restricted to members of a single gender.

“a same-gender school”

Opposite
mixed genderopposite genderopposite sexheterosexual

Meanings

adjectivesame-gender (not comparable)
  1. not comparableRestricted to members of a single gender.

    a same-gender school

    Synonyms: single-sex, single-gender

  2. not comparableOf, relating to, or between homosexual or bisexual men or women.

    Some people live in a same-gender relationship.

    1 more example

    A number of studies have been carried out in recent years to estimate the prevalence of same-gender sexual behavior among American men and women.

    2015 February 28, Chris Wienke, Rachel B. Whaley, “Same-Gender Sexual Partnering: A Re-Analysis of Trend Data”, in The Journal of Sex Research, volume 52, number 2, pages 162-173

    Synonyms: gay, homosexual

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveRestricted to members of a single gender.

Similar
single-sexsingle-gender

adjectiveOf, relating to, or between homosexual or bisexual men or women.

Synonym

Similar

antonym(s) of “restricted to members of a single gender”

Opposite
mixed gender

antonym(s) of “of or relating to homosexual men or women”

Opposite
Also see

Translations

German gleichen Geschlechts, gleichgeschlechtlich
  • gleichen Geschlechtsrestricted to members of a single gender/sex
  • gleichgeschlechtlichof or relating to homosexual men or women
Polish jednopłciowy, homoseksualny
  • jednopłciowyrestricted to members of a single gender/sex
  • homoseksualnyof or relating to homosexual men or women
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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “same-gender,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/same-gender.

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