Synonyms for SISTER
ˈsɪs tərsis·ter

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1. sisternoun

   Synonyms:
   Sis., Ss.

   Antonyms:
   brother

2. sisternoun

   Synonyms:
   sis

3. Sisternoun

   Synonyms:
   affiliate, affiliated

4. Sisternoun

   Title of respect for an adult female member of a religious or fraternal order.

   At the convent, Sister Grace supervises the kitchen.

   Synonyms:
   Ss., Sis.

   Antonyms:
   brother

5. Sisternoun

   a female member of a religious community; a nun.

   Michelle left behind her bank job and became a sister at the local convent.

   Synonyms:
   Ss., Sis., sistren, nun

   Antonyms:
   brother

6. sisternoun

   An informal title used as part of another moniker:

   Native American leader Chief Seattle urged ecological responsibility, referring to Brother Eagle and Sister Sky in his purported 1854 speech.

   Synonyms:
   Sis., Ss., charge nurse

   Antonyms:
   brother

7. sisternoun

   Connie was very close to her friend Judy and considered her to be her sister.

   Antonyms:
   brother

8. sisternoun

   Antonyms:
   brother

9. sisternoun

   a form of address to a woman

   Synonyms:
   darling, dear, lady, miss, pet, love

   Antonyms:
   brother

10. sisternoun

    Antonyms:
    brother

11. sisternoun

    sister publication, sister city, sister projects

    Antonyms:
    brother

12. sisternoun

    sister ships, sister facility

    Antonyms:
    brother

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 2 votes

1. sister, sisnoun

   a female person who has the same parents as another person

   "my sister married a musician"

   Synonyms:
   baby, sister, babe, sis

   Antonyms:
   brother, blood brother

2. Sisternoun

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

   "the Sisters taught her to love God"

   Synonyms:
   baby, babe, sis

   Antonyms:
   brother, blood brother

3. sisternoun

   a female person who is a fellow member of a sorority or labor union or other group

   "none of her sisters would betray her"

   Synonyms:
   baby, babe, sis

   Antonyms:
   blood brother, brother

4. baby, babe, sisternoun

   (slang) sometimes used as a term of address for attractive young women

   Synonyms:
   baby, infant, sis, child, babe, sister

   Antonyms:
   brother, blood brother

Matched Categories

1. • Roman Catholic
   • Member
   • Nun

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sisternoun

   Associated words:
   sororicide, sororize, sorosis, sororal

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "sister":

   sisterly, sisters, mate, nun, sis, brotherly, fraternal, brother, herman, brothers, soeurs

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How to use SISTER in a sentence?

1. Beverley Mitchell:

   Im closest with( Jessica Biel), I think we had a very special relationship, growing up in that same world, so weve always stayed in a very tight-knit relationship, jessica Biel is one of my rocks and my dearest friends -- more than a friend, shes like a sister.

2. Kawal Shaker Qassem:

   My brother called me and said I can't carry her any longer, he said I have two choices: either to save my sister, or my father. I am going to leave her here.

3. Barbara Lee:

   We’ll never really get justice. They’re still breathing, my sister is gone.

4. John Wilford:

   Nikolas Cruz was pretty insistent on it and I said no, i was just trying to get home, my sister wasn't answering her phone, I was nervous, I was panicked. I also had a bad gut feeling about it.

5. Jeb Bush:

   There's a lot of interest in finding the ways that we are different and all this. Well, the simple fact is that we're all on our own life's journey -- my brothers and sister are different than me.