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 Sadie Sink’s Max was a late arrival to the gang, arriving in the show’s second season alongside her stepbrother Billy (Dacre Montgomery) before linking up with the boys and helping Eleven develop in the real world. — Sezin Devi Koehler, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026 On Drake & Josh, Peck played Josh Nichols, the stepbrother to Bell's Drake Parker, who couldn't be more different. — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 29 June 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for stepbrother

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stepbrother

Noun

Jontay grabbed a rebound and flung the ball seventy-five feet to his younger brother Jevon, a perfect pass that ended in a dunk.

— New Yorker, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2026
Tommy Carr, whose grandfathers are College Hall of Famers and brother is Notre Dame's quarterback, successfully filled in for Underwood in a comeback win against the Nittany Lions.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of brother

Noun

Advertisement Among those Newsom met with was Jess Nichol, whose stepsister Polly Klaas was kidnapped and murdered in 1993 at age 12.

— Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 6 Nov. 2026
Continue reading … DECADES AT STAKE — Attorney warns 'no sweet plea deal' for suspect in stepsister's cruise ship murder.

— , FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of stepsister

Noun

That was more than five and a half years after hurricanes Irma and Maria walloped both it and its higher-rise sister building, which is now that nearly-400-room Westin.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Nov. 2026
Their sacrifice impacted not only their brothers and sisters in uniform, but also their families and communities here at home, which were forever changed by their loss.

— Beth Hillman, New York Daily News, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of sister

Noun

Bill Hader voices the titular feline who is given a final chance to prove his worth by helping a pair of siblings.

— Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2026
By the finale, Joanne had converted and the two had an impromptu wedding on the beach, while the duo’s siblings, Sasha (Timothy Simons) and Morgan (Justine Lupe), had embarked on a complicated romance.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2026