STEPSISTER Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

stepsister

noun

Definition of stepsister

as in stepbrother

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nonrelative

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Recent Examples of stepsister Hudson's stepsister, Anna Kepner, had been traveling on the Carnival Horizon ship in November with her family, including Hudson. — Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 27 May 2026 Hudson’s stepsister, Anna Kepner, had been traveling on the Carnival Horizon ship in November with her family, including Hudson. — Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026 Lena's family includes her mother Mae (Gloria Reuben), the Boston District Attorney; grandpa Edwin (Ernie Hudson), a prominent minister; stepsister Sarah (Maggie Lawson), the BPD Superintendent of Detectives; and half-brother Jonah (Marcus Scribner), an officer partnered with Sean. — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 23 May 2026 The 16-year-old boy charged with raping and killing his 18-year-old stepsister aboard a cruise ship in November pleaded not guilty to the crime this week. — David Goodhue april 23, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for stepsister

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Noun

Survivors include her stepbrother, Josh Mills, an author, manager and host of the Rarified Heir podcast.

— Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 29 June 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

Definition of stepbrother

Noun

Agamemnon was also married to Helen’s twin sister, Clytemnestra (also played by Nyong’o), but his loyalty was with his brother.

— Tanya Fedak, Variety, 18 July 2026
Renoir painted the Cahen d’Anvers sisters, including their elder sister, Irène, when France was coming out of a national crisis, turning itself from empire to re-public; deciding what and how to be.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026

Definition of sister

Noun

Twin brothers Mike and Bob Bryan capture their fourth straight major with a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 victory over Ivan Dodig and Marcelo Melo at Wimbledon.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
At the ages of 15 and 12, the brothers walked shoulder-to-shoulder behind their mother Princess Diana's coffin in 1997.

— Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 6 July 2026

Definition of brother

Noun

Robinovitz was grieving the loss of her husband and, later, lost her cousin in the Parkland High School mass shooting in Parkland, Florida.

— Claire Harutunian, Charlotte Observer, 13 July 2026
Louisa Geringer, her 15-year-old stepson and 3-year-old daughter all died; a daughter and cousin were injured.

— Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026

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