Antonyms for brotherly
ˈbrʌð ər libroth·er·ly

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1. brotherly

   Friendly, as said of persons, signifies having the disposition of a friend; as said of acts, it signifies befitting or worthy of a friend. The adjective friendly does not reach the full significance of the nouns "friend" and "friendship;" one may be friendly to those who are not his friends, and to be in friendly relations often signifies little more than not to be hostile. In its application to persons, accessible is used of public and eminent persons, who might, if disposed, hold themselves at a distance from others. Companionable and sociable refer to manner and behavior, cordial and genial express genuine kindliness of heart. We speak of a cordial greeting, a favorable reception, a neighborly call, a sociable visitor, an amicable settlement, a kind interest, a friendly regard, a hearty welcome. The Saxon friendly is stronger than the Latin amicable; the amicable may be merely formal; the friendly is from the heart. Fond is commonly applied to an affection that becomes, or at least appears, excessive. Affectionate, devoted, and tender are almost always used in a high and good sense; as, an affectionate son; a devoted friend; "the tender mercy of our God," Luke i, 78. Compare FRIENDSHIP.

   Antonyms:
   adverse, alienated, antagonistic, bellicose, belligerent, cold, contentious, disaffected, distant, estranged, frigid, hostile, ill-disposed, indifferent, inimical, unfriendly, unkind, warlike

   Synonyms:
   accessible, affable, affectionate, amicable, companionable, complaisant, cordial, favorable, fond, friendly, genial, hearty, kind, kindly, loving, neighborly, sociable, social, tender, well-disposed

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1. brotherly

   Antonyms:
   unkind, hard, harsh, unfraternal

   Synonyms:
   fraternal, kind, affectionate, tender

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1. brotherly, brotherlike, fraternaladverb

   like or characteristic of or befitting a brother

   "brotherly feelings"; "close fraternal ties"

   Antonyms:
   sororal, sisterlike, sisterly

   Synonyms:
   fraternal, brotherlike, biovular

2. brotherlyadverb

   (archaic as adverb) in a brotherly manner

   Antonyms:
   sisterlike, sororal, sisterly

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1. brotherlyadjective

   Synonyms:
   fraternal

How to use brotherly in a sentence?

1. Orson Welles:

   In Italy for thirty years under the Borgias they had warfare, terror, murder and bloodshed but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and the Renaissance. In Switzerland, they had brotherly love they had five hundred years of democracy and peace and what did that produce The cuckoo clock.

2. Vladimir Putin:

   Love for one's motherland is one of the most powerful and uplifting feelings. It manifested itself in full in the brotherly support to the people of Crimea and Sevastopol, when they resolutely decided to return home, this event will remain a very important epoch in domestic history forever.

3. Marina Ovsyannikova:

   What’s happening in Ukraine is a crime and Russia is the aggressor. And there is only one person responsible for this, this man is Vladimir Putin, my father is Ukrainian, and my mother is Russian, they have never been enemies, and this necklace is a symbol – that Russia must immediately stop this war and our brotherly nations can still come together.

4. Becket Executive Director Montse Alvarado:

   A hearty bah-humbug toast to university officials who make Christian and Jewish students feel like second class citizens at a time that should be full of brotherly love and giving.

5. Jeff Minetti:

   This is the city of brotherly love, any and all are welcome.

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