STEPBROTHERS Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

stepbrothers

noun

plural of stepbrother

as in siblings

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nonrelatives

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Recent Examples of stepbrothers The stepbrothers' parents, Thomas Hudson and Shauntel Hudson, are fighting over custody, and have in court documents referred to the stepbrother -- who is a minor -- as a suspect in Kepner's death. — Doug Lantz, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2025

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Noun

Working together in a blurred state, these electron twins don’t suffer the impediments of their isolated siblings.

— Sven Badoux, New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2026
Although there wasn’t a formal wedding party, the couple’s siblings held special roles and wore unique pieces through the weekend.

— Shelby Wax, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of siblings

Noun

Lately, as local opposition to the data centers has grown even more heated, the Pearson brothers were briefly banned from city-council meetings.

— Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026
The Other Side is the newest venture from Luca and Michele Hu, the twin brothers behind the Chinese Box Group and longtime stalwarts of Milan’s mixology scene.

— Jaclyn DeGiorgio, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of brothers

Noun

The girls sometimes lived with their grandmother or an aunt, other times with their mother and Lasha’s father, who was a part of the sisters’ lives on and off until he was convicted of armed bank robbery in 2003.

— Anja Aronowsky Cronberg, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026
One of his sisters, María Yailén, 15, survived the tremors, but the other, Mariangel, 12, did not.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of sisters

Noun

Fortune has reported on scammers using voice-cloning tools to impersonate relatives since 2023.

— Muskaan Arshad, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
The changes include allowing the adoption of distant male relatives raised as commoners to become royals and father future heirs, and letting princesses keep their royal status after marrying commoners.

— Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026

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