STEPSISTERS Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

stepsisters

noun

plural of stepsister

as in sisters

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nonrelatives

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Noun

Nader, who stars on Love Thy Nader with her sisters Brooks, Sarah Jane, and Mary Holland, worked with Haus Labs and makeup artist Sophia Toland to achieve her camera-ready glam.

— Christina Oehler, InStyle, 27 Sep. 2026
Opened in 2023 in the Westchester town of Harrison, this all-day cafe from sisters (and NYC natives) Charlotte and Carrie Denoyer quickly took off in part due to the runaway success of the wide-ranging menu's burger.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of sisters

Noun

For now, Griffin’s father’s dream of having more of her siblings living on the land their grandmother acquired is in jeopardy.

— Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026
And nowhere is that fact clearer than Castle Leoch, where not just the Scots are in disarray, not just Clan MacKenzie, but the MacKenzie siblings.

— Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of siblings

Noun

With the brothers especially, there’s a little bit too much telling us via dialogue, rather than showing us with full scenes.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
But campus police made no arrests, and the district attorney, Matthew Van Houten, initially declined to pursue charges against the seven fraternity brothers.

— Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of brothers

Noun

The queen bee of the group is Paulina (a sensational Denée Benton), who rambles on about her American cousins and her pro-football player boyfriend Kofi, whom no one has actually met.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026
And of course there are your cousins, who are black, and your aunt, too.

— J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of cousins

Noun

She's talked publicly about how the New Zealand coastal aesthetic and the California one felt like natural relatives.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026
Tents have been set up at the Nepal Police Hospital in Kathmandu, where relatives can provide DNA samples to help identify the dead.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of relatives

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