diff --git a/src/__tests__/element-queries.js b/src/__tests__/element-queries.js
index 364de4aa..f3bc0ab0 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/element-queries.js
+++ b/src/__tests__/element-queries.js
@@ -788,23 +788,21 @@ test('queryAllByRole returns semantic html elements', () => {
     </form>
   `)
 
-  expect(queryAllByRole(/table/i)).toHaveLength(1)
-  expect(queryAllByRole(/tabl/i, {exact: false})).toHaveLength(1)
-  expect(queryAllByRole(/columnheader/i)).toHaveLength(1)
-  expect(queryAllByRole(/rowheader/i)).toHaveLength(1)
-  expect(queryAllByRole(/grid/i)).toHaveLength(1)
-  expect(queryAllByRole(/form/i)).toHaveLength(0)
-  expect(queryAllByRole(/button/i)).toHaveLength(1)
-  expect(queryAllByRole(/heading/i)).toHaveLength(6)
+  expect(queryAllByRole('table')).toHaveLength(1)
+  expect(queryAllByRole('columnheader')).toHaveLength(1)
+  expect(queryAllByRole('rowheader')).toHaveLength(1)
+  expect(queryAllByRole('grid')).toHaveLength(1)
+  expect(queryAllByRole('form')).toHaveLength(0)
+  expect(queryAllByRole('button')).toHaveLength(1)
+  expect(queryAllByRole('heading')).toHaveLength(6)
   expect(queryAllByRole('list')).toHaveLength(2)
-  expect(queryAllByRole(/listitem/i)).toHaveLength(3)
-  expect(queryAllByRole(/textbox/i)).toHaveLength(2)
-  expect(queryAllByRole(/checkbox/i)).toHaveLength(1)
-  expect(queryAllByRole(/radio/i)).toHaveLength(1)
+  expect(queryAllByRole('listitem')).toHaveLength(3)
+  expect(queryAllByRole('textbox')).toHaveLength(2)
+  expect(queryAllByRole('checkbox')).toHaveLength(1)
+  expect(queryAllByRole('radio')).toHaveLength(1)
   expect(queryAllByRole('row')).toHaveLength(3)
-  expect(queryAllByRole(/rowgroup/i)).toHaveLength(2)
-  expect(queryAllByRole(/(table)|(textbox)/i)).toHaveLength(3)
-  expect(queryAllByRole(/img/i)).toHaveLength(1)
+  expect(queryAllByRole('rowgroup')).toHaveLength(2)
+  expect(queryAllByRole('img')).toHaveLength(1)
   expect(queryAllByRole('meter')).toHaveLength(1)
   expect(queryAllByRole('progressbar')).toHaveLength(0)
   expect(queryAllByRole('progressbar', {queryFallbacks: true})).toHaveLength(1)
@@ -812,11 +810,6 @@ test('queryAllByRole returns semantic html elements', () => {
   expect(queryAllByRole('listbox')).toHaveLength(1)
 })
 
-test('queryByRole matches case with non-string matcher', () => {
-  const {queryByRole} = render(`<span role="1" />`)
-  expect(queryByRole(1)).toBeTruthy()
-})
-
 test('getAll* matchers return an array', () => {
   const {
     getAllByAltText,
@@ -827,7 +820,7 @@ test('getAll* matchers return an array', () => {
     getAllByText,
     getAllByRole,
   } = render(`
-    <div role="container">
+    <div role="section">
       <img
         data-testid="poster"
         alt="finding nemo poster"
@@ -864,7 +857,7 @@ test('getAll* matchers return an array', () => {
   expect(getAllByDisplayValue('Japanese cars')).toHaveLength(1)
   expect(getAllByDisplayValue(/cars$/)).toHaveLength(2)
   expect(getAllByText(/^where/i)).toHaveLength(1)
-  expect(getAllByRole(/container/i)).toHaveLength(1)
+  expect(getAllByRole('section')).toHaveLength(1)
   expect(getAllByRole('meter')).toHaveLength(1)
   expect(getAllByRole('progressbar', {queryFallbacks: true})).toHaveLength(1)
 })
@@ -879,7 +872,7 @@ test('getAll* matchers throw for 0 matches', () => {
     getAllByText,
     getAllByRole,
   } = render(`
-    <div role="container">
+    <div role="section">
       <label>No Matches Please</label>
     </div>,
   `)
diff --git a/src/__tests__/get-by-errors.js b/src/__tests__/get-by-errors.js
index c7e8cadf..47b4d896 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/get-by-errors.js
+++ b/src/__tests__/get-by-errors.js
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ cases(
       html: `<div title="his"></div><div title="history"></div>`,
     },
     getByRole: {
-      query: /his/,
-      html: `<div role="his"></div><div role="history"></div>`,
+      query: 'button',
+      html: `<button>one</button><div role="button">two</button>`,
     },
     getByTestId: {
       query: /his/,
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ cases(
       html: `<div title="his"></div><div title="history"></div>`,
     },
     queryByRole: {
-      query: /his/,
-      html: `<div role="his"></div><div role="history"></div>`,
+      query: 'button',
+      html: `<button>one</button><div role="button">two</button>`,
     },
     queryByTestId: {
       query: /his/,
diff --git a/src/__tests__/text-matchers.js b/src/__tests__/text-matchers.js
index d272f15a..05d096f7 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/text-matchers.js
+++ b/src/__tests__/text-matchers.js
@@ -291,10 +291,6 @@ cases(
       dom: `<input value="User ${LRM}name" />`,
       queryFn: 'queryAllByDisplayValue',
     },
-    queryAllByRole: {
-      dom: `<input role="User ${LRM}name" />`,
-      queryFn: 'queryAllByRole',
-    },
   },
 )
 
diff --git a/src/queries/role.ts b/src/queries/role.ts
index b1066467..f8e976a4 100644
--- a/src/queries/role.ts
+++ b/src/queries/role.ts
@@ -29,28 +29,17 @@ import {
   Matcher,
   MatcherFunction,
   MatcherOptions,
-  NormalizerFn,
 } from '../../types'
 
-import {
-  buildQueries,
-  fuzzyMatches,
-  getConfig,
-  makeNormalizer,
-  matches,
-} from './all-utils'
+import {buildQueries, getConfig, matches} from './all-utils'
 
 const queryAllByRole: AllByRole = (
   container,
   role,
   {
-    exact = true,
-    collapseWhitespace,
     hidden = getConfig().defaultHidden,
     name,
     description,
-    trim,
-    normalizer,
     queryFallbacks = false,
     selected,
     checked,
@@ -61,8 +50,6 @@ const queryAllByRole: AllByRole = (
   } = {},
 ) => {
   checkContainerType(container)
-  const matcher = exact ? matches : fuzzyMatches
-  const matchNormalizer = makeNormalizer({collapseWhitespace, trim, normalizer})
 
   if (selected !== undefined) {
     // guard against unknown roles
@@ -136,7 +123,7 @@ const queryAllByRole: AllByRole = (
   return Array.from(
     container.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>(
       // Only query elements that can be matched by the following filters
-      makeRoleSelector(role, exact, normalizer ? matchNormalizer : undefined),
+      makeRoleSelector(role),
     ),
   )
     .filter(node => {
@@ -148,22 +135,18 @@ const queryAllByRole: AllByRole = (
           return roleValue
             .split(' ')
             .filter(Boolean)
-            .some(text => matcher(text, node, role as Matcher, matchNormalizer))
-        }
-        // if a custom normalizer is passed then let normalizer handle the role value
-        if (normalizer) {
-          return matcher(roleValue, node, role as Matcher, matchNormalizer)
+            .some(roleAttributeToken => roleAttributeToken === role)
         }
-        // other wise only send the first word to match
-        const [firstWord] = roleValue.split(' ')
-        return matcher(firstWord, node, role as Matcher, matchNormalizer)
+        // other wise only send the first token to match
+        const [firstRoleAttributeToken] = roleValue.split(' ')
+        return firstRoleAttributeToken === role
       }
 
       const implicitRoles = getImplicitAriaRoles(node) as string[]
 
-      return implicitRoles.some(implicitRole =>
-        matcher(implicitRole, node, role as Matcher, matchNormalizer),
-      )
+      return implicitRoles.some(implicitRole => {
+        return implicitRole === role
+      })
     })
     .filter(element => {
       if (selected !== undefined) {
@@ -228,18 +211,8 @@ const queryAllByRole: AllByRole = (
     })
 }
 
-function makeRoleSelector(
-  role: ByRoleMatcher,
-  exact: boolean,
-  customNormalizer?: NormalizerFn,
-) {
-  if (typeof role !== 'string') {
-    // For non-string role parameters we can not determine the implicitRoleSelectors.
-    return '*'
-  }
-
-  const explicitRoleSelector =
-    exact && !customNormalizer ? `*[role~="${role}"]` : '*[role]'
+function makeRoleSelector(role: ByRoleMatcher) {
+  const explicitRoleSelector = `*[role~="${role}"]`
 
   const roleRelations =
     roleElements.get(role as ARIARoleDefinitionKey) ?? new Set()
diff --git a/types/__tests__/type-tests.ts b/types/__tests__/type-tests.ts
index b0240e6a..4e1a4fb2 100644
--- a/types/__tests__/type-tests.ts
+++ b/types/__tests__/type-tests.ts
@@ -183,9 +183,7 @@ export async function testByRole() {
   )
 
   console.assert(queryByRole(element, 'foo') === null)
-  console.assert(queryByRole(element, /foo/) === null)
   console.assert(screen.queryByRole('foo') === null)
-  console.assert(screen.queryByRole(/foo/) === null)
 }
 
 export function testA11yHelper() {
diff --git a/types/matches.d.ts b/types/matches.d.ts
index 13fa3692..9df51680 100644
--- a/types/matches.d.ts
+++ b/types/matches.d.ts
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ export type MatcherFunction = (
 export type Matcher = MatcherFunction | RegExp | number | string
 
 // Get autocomplete for ARIARole union types, while still supporting another string
-// Ref: https://github.com/microsoft/TypeScript/issues/29729#issuecomment-505826972
-export type ByRoleMatcher = ARIARole | MatcherFunction | {}
+// Ref: https://github.com/microsoft/TypeScript/issues/29729#issuecomment-567871939
+export type ByRoleMatcher = ARIARole | (string & {})
 
 export type NormalizerFn = (text: string) => string
 
diff --git a/types/queries.d.ts b/types/queries.d.ts
index 1fb66b7d..cea02365 100644
--- a/types/queries.d.ts
+++ b/types/queries.d.ts
@@ -66,7 +66,9 @@ export type FindByText<T extends HTMLElement = HTMLElement> = (
   waitForElementOptions?: waitForOptions,
 ) => Promise<T>
 
-export interface ByRoleOptions extends MatcherOptions {
+export interface ByRoleOptions {
+  /** suppress suggestions for a specific query */
+  suggest?: boolean
   /**
    * If true includes elements in the query set that are usually excluded from
    * the accessibility tree. `role="none"` or `role="presentation"` are included