SIBLINGS Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

siblings

noun

plural of sibling

as in sisters

a person connected with another by a common parent I asked her if she had any siblings.

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Recent Examples of siblings With clients walking out and a competitor putting the agency’s standing at risk, the siblings scramble to save both their income and what their mother built. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026 And unlike its siblings, the subframe on the T40 is permanently welded to the main frame as opposed to being bolted on. — New Atlas, 10 Oct. 2026 Raised by his mother, Techonia Davis, Barron is one of six siblings. — Sam Jane, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2026 These children often assume caregiving responsibilities for siblings and their veteran parent. — Nikki R Wooten, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2026 The first four seasons have chronicled the steamy happily-ever-afters of the eldest Bridgerton siblings, Daphne, Anthony, Colin and Benedict. — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026 Later in the podcast, the NFL star siblings reacted to a fan’s homemade Halloween decoration, which rendered bales of hay into models of Travis and his 14-time Grammy-winning wife. — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 7 Oct. 2026 As per the playlist, the superstar siblings from Wyckoff, New Jersey, did a mix of new stuff and old faves to make every generation happy. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026 He was adopted by Paul and Kay Goessling and had an idyllic childhood in Missouri, well loved and raised with siblings. — Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026

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Noun

The story centers on Willow and Annika Lim, Chinese Australian sisters who are left their late mother’s casting agency with a catch attached.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
The Titus sisters both work at Black & Veatch and Mantooth works full time at 3 of Cups and the three take turns on weekends.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of sisters

Noun

In 2009, armed men stopped a convoy of civilians, relatives, lawyers and journalists heading to submit election filings in Maguindanao and killed 58 people, at least 32 of them journalists and media workers.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
Lorah declined to discuss motive but said investigators would talk to other relatives and examine the cellphones of the women who were killed outside the home.

— Jacqueline GaNun, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of relatives

Noun

The partnership also brings the cousins’ family histories into focus.

— Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
According to Bilal—who had nine cousins in Nusra, six of whom were already dead—these fighters were so keen to die in battle during Ramadan, the best time to be a martyr, that Nusra had to organize a lottery of names for suicide attacks.

— Ben Taub, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of cousins

Noun

Composed of the Hernández brothers (Jorge, Hernán, Eduardo and Luis) and cousin Óscar Lara, Los Tigres Del Norte was founded in the late 1960s in the Sinaloan town of Rosa Morada and settled in San José.

— Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Ryu wins the first time, but the brothers have a falling out and start a beef with a demon named Akuna before going their separate ways.

— Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of brothers

Noun

Pilots from states without diplomatic relations with Israel, such as Oman, are in theory prohibited from landing in Israel.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 10 Oct. 2026
Cheeks got his first formal assignment on the creative side — and showed his talent relations skills — when, as EVP Business Operations for NBC and Universal TV, he was put in charge of NBC Late Night in 2014.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2026

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