STEPSISTERS Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

stepsisters

noun

plural of stepsister

as in sisters

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Noun

This season, whether or not the Williams sisters will receive one — either individually for singles, or together for doubles — has been a key storyline.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Another challenge for the Price sisters early in their tenure as owners was taking over as young women in an industry dominated by male founders.

— Brianna Randall, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of sisters

Noun

As was widely reported Monday, the siblings who voted to sell the family’s shares assert that four of the six beneficiaries of the Buss trust were needed for a passing vote.

— Sam Amick, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Not all of the six Buss siblings were in favor of the sale to Walter, and Joey and Jesse were fired from their front-office jobs with the team last November.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of siblings

Noun

Her father, a former pro football player, was a trusts and estates lawyer in White Plains, New York, where Nancy and her two brothers grew up.

— Robert D. Mcfadden, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2026
The brothers, once extremely close, have only seen one another a handful of time in recent years and failed to meet last month despite being just 12 miles apart at one point during Harry's trip home.

— Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of brothers

Noun

The maps in today’s fantasy epics are distant cousins of the woodcut that illustrated the first edition of Utopia, and which imagined the faraway island.

— Carline Tromp, The Dial, 18 Aug. 2026
The Midwest Regional Reception Center detains close to 500 fathers, mothers, spouses, cousins and friends on behalf of ICE.

— Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of cousins

Noun

There are emotional ramifications as well as financial ones when leaving money to relatives.

— R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 17 Aug. 2026
In 1934 Owens, her children, and other relatives migrated to the southern San Joaquin Valley, looking for work.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 Aug. 2026

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