STEPBROTHER Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

stepbrother

noun

Definition of stepbrother

as in brother

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words

nonrelative

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of stepbrother The teen stepbrother accused of killing 18-year-old Anna Kepner aboard a Carnival cruise ship has been ordered detained pending trial after a federal judge reversed course and found that no release conditions could reasonably protect the community. — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026 The blended family were pictured smiling at his stepbrother Lennox’s high school graduation in June 2025, as Pia shared in her Instagram Stories. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 11 June 2026 Or two self-loathing stepbrothers and their toxic, brutally violent codependence? — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026 His stepbrother, a former sheriff, was actively employed by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. — Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 2 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for stepbrother

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stepbrother

Noun

Feldmer and his brother Sascha took over the Harzköhlerei Stemberghaus business of producing charcoal from their father.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 July 2026
Her daughter, Alanna Schermerhorn-Wallace, turned toward Colt and recounted the final moments of her brother’s life.

— Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 27 July 2026

Definition of brother

Noun

Sam Machado and his wife, Tammy Machado, who owned the property, and Tammy Machado’s sister, Reiko Matsumura, a former Yolo County sheriff’s deputy who went on leave after the explosion and retired in September.

— Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026
Alanna Schermerhorn-Wallace confronted Colt directly about watching her brother’s final moments on surveillance video, while oldest sister Lilianah Ahmed tearfully recalled the agonizing wait to learn whether Mason had survived.

— Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 24 July 2026

Definition of sister

Noun

Knappman, who lives in California, coordinated with his sister in Louisiana and a pair of cousins from Maine and North Carolina to purchase a new headstone engraved with Horan’s name and the dates of her birth and death.

— John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2026
Also in his orbit are a consortium of crooks, including his cousin Freddie, a hip junkie, and Pepper, a taciturn hoodlum who was friends with Ray’s dad, Big Mike, a legendary thief.

— Niela Orr, Vulture, 20 July 2026