STEPBROTHER Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

stepbrother

noun

Definition of stepbrother

as in brother

Related Words

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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

Frank Morris and brothers John and Clarence Anglin broke out of Alcatraz by digging holes in the prison walls using spoons from the cafeteria.

— Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026
Stevie Nicks' Fleetwood Mac bandmate Mick Fleetwood paid tribute to Christopher Nicks in an emotional Instagram post, which featured a black-and-white throwback photo of the brother-sister pair.

— Edward Segarra, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of brother

Noun

The Fire Country spinoff series follows straight-shooting sheriff Mickey Fox (Baccarin), the stepsister of Cal Fire’s division chief Sharon Leone (Fire Country‘s Diane Farr).

— Denise Petski, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2026
Daisy was Lizzie’s stepsister through her stepfather Jim Lemay, played by Anthony Addabbo.

— Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of stepsister

Noun

Peyton Stewart was a 21-year-old international business major who grew up with her sister in Westwood, New Jersey, studied abroad in London and interned at TikTok.

— Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026
Several other concepts have closed in Park Place within the past few months, including Panache Chocolatier; Session Taco’s spinoff, LaPez ModMex; French restaurant Aixois Sud; and Bamboo Penny’s sister concept, Aqua Penny’s.

— Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of sister

Noun

The prizes’ name is a reference to Ignatius (Ig) Nobel—a fictional character said to be a distant cousin of Swedish inventor and industrialist Alfred Nobel, for whom the Nobel Prizes are named—and is also a pun on the word ignoble.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Aug. 2026
The Tell Me Lies star, 29, remembers playing with makeup as a child, experimenting on her younger sister and cousin.

— Katie Hill, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of cousin

Noun

Around the same time, ZoomInfo co-founder Kirk Brown’s bid for Portland’s WNBA expansion franchise fell through, and the siblings pounced on the opportunity.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026
Pancho opposed the fortification of the town, although most of his siblings supported it.

— Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026