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

Since its founding in 2014 by Danish sisters Julie and Marie Skall, the brand has worked exclusively with natural fibers. — Bella Webb, Vogue, 4 Aug. 2026

The sisters had bought the five-bedroom and four-bathroom pad from Jared Leto in the summer of 2017 and opened it to Architectural Digest in 2019. — Joyce Chen, Architectural Digest, 4 Aug. 2026

Hoffs formed the group in 1981 with sisters Vicki and Debbi Peterson, who learned to play together in the garage of Hoffs’ parents’ house, just a few blocks from where the singer lives today. — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026

The sisters clash when Tonina secretly buys out a part of the family’s island house from a cousin, even though the sisters had agreed to buy it together. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026

Meanwhile, Stockard Channing and Dianne Wiest reprise their roles as the eclectic aunts who raised the sisters. — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 3 Aug. 2026

Last month, the sisters were spotted enjoying a relaxing day out on a yacht in Italy to mark Antonia’s 55th birthday. — Meg Walters, InStyle, 3 Aug. 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