Synonyms of sisters

sisters

noun

plural of sister

1

as in brothers

a female connected with another person by a common parent

She plans to spend her birthday with her twin sister.

Related Words

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

Dissimilar Words

• nonrelatives

2

as in nuns

a member of a religious community of women

Many of the sisters in the convent participate in community outreach programs.

Related Words

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

Dissimilar Words

• lay readers
• laymen
• laypeople
• lectors
• seculars

3

as in friends

a woman with whom one feels a sense of solidarity

We started a web site for women entrepreneurs to connect with our sisters around the globe.

Related Words

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

Our relationships with men as wives, sisters, daughters, is complicated. — Brent Lang, Variety, 21 July 2026

Survivors include his daughter, Kami; his son, Matt; his grandsons, Chase and Wyatt; and his sisters, Carole and Colleen. — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 21 July 2026

The parents named their daughters Emily, Harriet, Alexa, and Catherine, with Alexa being named after Bendall, the doctor who delivered her and her sisters. — ABC News, 21 July 2026

For two sisters raised in a family of 11 children that moved back and forth between Washington state and South Dakota, danger didn’t come from outsiders like they’d been warned by their church. — Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, 20 July 2026

While Auguste and two of Damien’s older sisters, Eugenie and Pauline, were being prepared for religious service by devout Anne-Catherine, Frans wanted Jozef for the farm. — Literary Hub, 20 July 2026

At the center of the Kim sisters’ career pivots was a love of hospitality and Korean culture. — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026

Today, Justin works as a real estate agent in Montana and lives a more private life than his sisters. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 19 July 2026

The Haim sisters—Este, Danielle, and Alana—have been close with the billionaire pop star for over a decade. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 14 July 2026