Synonyms for Brother
ˈbrʌð ər or, for 9 , ˈbrʌðˈɜrbroth·er

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1. Brothernoun

   Synonyms:
   Br., Bro.

2. Brothernoun

   To treat as a brother.

   My parents love me and my brother equally, even though he is adopted.

   Synonyms:
   Bro., Br.

3. Brothernoun

   Formal title for any male member of a religious or fraternal organization.

   Please welcome Brother Smith as he moves from his former congregation to his new congregation.

   Synonyms:
   Bro., Br.

4. Brothernoun

   An informal title used as part of another moniker:

   Synonyms:
   Br., Bro.

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1. brother, blood brothernoun

   a male with the same parents as someone else

   "my brother still lives with our parents"

   Synonyms:
   chum, buddy, brother, crony, blood brother, sidekick, comrade, pal

   Antonyms:
   sis, sister

2. brothernoun

   a male person who is a fellow member (of a fraternity or religion or other group)

   "none of his brothers would betray him"

   Synonyms:
   buddy, blood brother, crony, comrade, chum, pal, sidekick

   Antonyms:
   sis, sister

3. buddy, brother, chum, crony, pal, sidekicknoun

   a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities

   Synonyms:
   chum, buddy, chum salmon, brother, crony, blood brother, sidekick, comrade, pal

   Antonyms:
   sis, sister

4. brother, comradenoun

   used as a term of address for those male persons engaged in the same movement

   "Greetings, comrade!"

   Synonyms:
   associate, familiar, chum, brother, buddy, companion, fellow, crony, blood brother, sidekick, comrade, pal

   Antonyms:
   sis, sister

5. Brothernoun

   (Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a monk and used as form of address

   "a Benedictine Brother"

   Synonyms:
   buddy, blood brother, crony, comrade, chum, pal, sidekick

   Antonyms:
   sister, sis

Matched Categories

1. • Roman Catholic
   • Friend
   • Member
   • Monk
   • Religion

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bro (informal)

   Submitted by Champ on October 23, 2020  

2. bro

   Submitted by anonymous on March 1, 2020  

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1. brothernoun

   Associated words:
   fratricidal, fraternize, fratricide, brotherhood, brother german, brother uterine

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1. List of paraphrases for "brother":

   bro, hermano, friar, sibling, brotherly, frère, brorher, brothers, fraternal, sister, sisterly, half-brother, brah, brother-in-law, buddy

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1. Justin Bartholomew:

   His brother Daniel would look in the back of the van and see piles and piles of empty energy drink cans. We’d clear them out and the next day there would be more again.

2. Terrence Floyd:

   On May 25, 2020, my brother was murdered, everyone knows, by Derek Chauvin., the facts of this case were proven beyond a reasonable doubt and three guilty verdicts have been rendered.

3. Cory Booker:

   My parents knew this when they moved my brother and me to a New Jersey town with good public schools in the face of racial discrimination. The tenants I represented against slumlords when I first moved to Newark knew it too. So did my neighbors in Brick Towers.

4. Al Sharpton:

   This brother could be any one of us, so let them express and grieve, we are proud of them for standing for justice.

5. The Orchard -RRB- Young:

   The irony is that on the day this broke, I was on the phone with 20 people that were all excited to come to the show at West Palm, it’s surreal that I’m even talking about losing someone who was like a brother to me.