BROTHERS Synonyms: 148 Similar and Opposite Words

brothers

noun

variants also brethren

plural of brother

as in sisters

a male connected with another person by a common parent When was the last time you called your brother?

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as in monks

a member of a religious community of men He was loved and respected among his brothers at the monastery.

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as in friends

a man with whom one feels a sense of solidarity As veterans, we support our brothers and sisters in the military.

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Recent Examples of brothers Even big dudes who've won Super Bowls can't help being little brothers. — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026 While future modeling gigs are up in the air, the brothers said that their priority is pursuing music. — Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 3 July 2026 However, a real turning point that would define the future of both the shoe’s sole and its support is the work of two brothers from a small German town. — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 2 July 2026 Today, the two Obinata brothers and their childhood friend Kaoru are reunited after several years apart. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 2 July 2026 The brothers were born in India and raised in Australia, where Johnny enjoyed a brief career as a semi professional cricket player. — Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026 Further items are also incorporated into the stone plinth, laser‑engraved with dedications to both brothers, using Portuguese stone from their home city of Gondomar, near Porto. — James Pearce, New York Times, 2 July 2026 The three brothers co-founded the New York gallery Rush Arts and the Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation, which supported disadvantaged artists of color. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 22 June 2026 The message was written by 19-year-old Austin Franco, a member of Cornell’s class of 2028, during his application process for an internship at a software company owned by two Jewish brothers, Gabe and Aiden Einhorn. — Jackie Hajdenberg, Sun Sentinel, 22 June 2026

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Noun

The sisters last attended Wimbledon together in 2024, when Princess Charlotte joined them in the Royal Box.

— Charlie Carballo, USA Today, 8 July 2026
But soon Ludivine grew worried that her son was not developing as well as his two older sisters had.

— Roxanne Khamsi, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026

Definition of sisters

Noun

Photos of wallets, textiles, sports equipment, photos, jewelry, signs, flags, quilts, stuffies, toys and camp trunks filled the page as strangers banded together in the comments sections, tagging potential rightful owners or friends with any leads.

— Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
Lotsof and his friends were shocked to find their cravings had vanished.

— Gavin Escott, USA Today, 6 July 2026

Definition of friends

Noun

The claim comes a week after the county completed an internal investigation and began the process of firing four social workers involved in placing Jaxon with his paternal cousins.

— Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
In a sit-down interview with ABC News' Senior National Correspondent Steve Osunsami, Banks met Salvatore Pace, one of his white cousins who is a Jefferson Randolph Coolidge descendant, for the first time.

— Briana Stewart, ABC News, 4 July 2026

Definition of cousins

Noun

But the mass rebellion Brown predicted never materialized, leaving him and his comrades trapped inside the arsenal.

— Marissa J. Lang, NPR, 26 June 2026
One of his book-hunting comrades was his longtime friend and fellow New York guitar visionary Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth.

— Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2026

Definition of comrades

Noun

In 1984, siblings Ramon, Ricard and Elvira were abandoned in a Barcelona train station with no luggage, no identification and no information about their family.

— Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
Ashley Smith is the manager of player engagement for the NFL, and the siblings are close.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 6 July 2026

Definition of siblings

Noun

Nvidia's current-generation Rubin systems are in full production and begin shipping this fall to eight cloud partners, including Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 6 July 2026
Muon and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection are both FireSat partners.

— Eric Niiler, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026

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