Synonyms of brothers

brothers

noun

variants also brethren

plural of brother

1

as in sisters

a male connected with another person by a common parent

When was the last time you called your brother?

Related Words

• sisters
• cousins
• siblings
• relatives
• families
• kinsmen
• stepbrothers
• relations
• houses
• stepsisters
• kinswomen
• tribes
• people
• in-laws
• races
• folk
• clans
• blood
• kinfolks
• lineages
• kinsfolk
• stocks
• kissing cousins
• kindreds
• lines

Dissimilar Words

• nonrelatives

2

as in monks

a member of a religious community of men

He was loved and respected among his brothers at the monastery.

Related Words

• monks
• nuns
• fathers
• friars
• bishops
• preachers
• deacons
• clerics
• clericals
• mendicants
• clergymen
• monastics
• oblates
• archbishops
• ministers
• abbots
• deans
• ecclesiastics
• popes
• clergypersons
• reverends
• divines
• prelates
• pastors
• missionaries
• presbyters
• churchmen
• dominies
• archpriests
• diocesans
• clerks
• abbés
• high priests
• curés
• padres
• rectors
• monsignors
• vicars
• parsons
• shepherds
• confessors
• chaplains
• Holy Joes
• sky pilots
• missioners
• revivalists
• curates
• evangelists
• novices
• religious
• mother superior
• abbesses
• priestesses
• Reverend Mother
• missionizers
• conventuals
• anchoresses
• prioresses
• deaconesses
• votaries
• clergywomen
• high priestesses
• cloistresses

Dissimilar Words

• lay readers
• laymen
• laypeople
• lectors
• seculars

3

as in friends

a man with whom one feels a sense of solidarity

As veterans, we support our brothers and sisters in the military.

Related Words

• friends
• comrades
• partners
• sisters
• colleagues
• buddies
• fellows
• pals
• acquaintances
• associates
• peers
• chums
• compadres
• confidants
• musketeers
• intimates
• confidantes
• amigos
• cronies
• allies
• familiars
• alter egos
• cohorts
• sports
• blood brothers
• accomplices
• collaborators
• companions
• mates
• confederates
• hearties
• benefactors
• abettors
• supporters
• sympathizers
• pen pals
• hobnobbers
• main men
• well-wishers
• friendlies

Dissimilar Words

• competitors
• opponents
• rivals
• adversaries
• antagonists
• enemies
• foes
• archenemies
• nemeses

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of brothers

During the switchover to the new system, the MacLeod brothers worked from substations in different communities along the coast while Varvarikos coordinated from Fort Albany. — IEEE Spectrum, 30 July 2026

Duke delivers a crushing sequence of blows to claim the championship belt, and both brothers’ dreams come true at once. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 30 July 2026

One of the largest the brothers have cast was for Romania’s National Cathedral in Bucharest. — Philipp Jenne, Fortune, 30 July 2026

Latin Mafia includes Milton and his brothers Emilio and Mike, so this project has been a family affair. — Lucas Villa, Rolling Stone, 29 July 2026

The brothers were hiking in a party of five, according to the sheriff's office. — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 29 July 2026

She was also photographed looking out at the picturesque mountains with one of her brothers. — Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 29 July 2026

Among the most famous of these was Chess Records, owned by Polish immigrant brothers Phil and Leonard Chess, who bought the Aristocrat Record Company on the South Side and renamed it in 1950. — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026

Handler is the youngest of six siblings, two older sisters, Shoshanna and Simone, and three older brothers, Chet, Glen and Roy. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026