Synonyms 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.

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

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

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1. brotherly

   Synonyms:
   fraternal, kind, affectionate, tender

   Antonyms:
   unkind, hard, harsh, unfraternal

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1. brotherly, brotherlike, fraternaladverb

   like or characteristic of or befitting a brother

   "brotherly feelings"; "close fraternal ties"

   Synonyms:
   fraternal, brotherlike, biovular

   Antonyms:
   sororal, sisterlike, sisterly

2. brotherlyadverb

   (archaic as adverb) in a brotherly manner

   Antonyms:
   sisterlike, sororal, sisterly

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1. brotherlyadjective

   Synonyms:
   fraternal, affectionate, kind, amicable, friendly, cordial

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1. brotherlyadjective

   Synonyms:
   fraternal

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1. List of paraphrases for "brotherly":

   fraternal, sisterly, brother, hermano, sister, sibling

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1. Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu:

   We have to abandon sectarian-based policies and place particular emphasis on political dialogue. We need to contribute to resolution of these issues through dialogue. This is what we expect from brotherly Iran.

2. 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.

3. Ahmet Demirok:

   Today we are not building a new alliance but rather rediscovering historic and brotherly ties.

4. 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.

5. Leonid Tibilov:

   Today's political reality is such that we must make our historic choice and be reunited with brotherly Russia so that we can ensure the security and success of our republic and people for many centuries, the referendum, the positive outcome of which I have no doubt, will allow us to unite our people.