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. Ammar Awad/Reuters Massive spontaneous protests:

   I call on all the demonstrators in Jerusalem, on the right and the left, to behave responsibly and not to act violently. We are brotherly people.

2. Roberto Irizarry:

   It's a brotherly environment, family environment -- we try to involve everybody. He was to himself, pretty much.

3. 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.

4. Yvonne Padmos:

   The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was penned to encourage mankind to embrace a brotherly and sisterly bond. However, if our own flesh and blood fail to embody this ideal, how can we expect the world to do so? Perhaps, it is time to rewrite the scenes of the play of life, to redefine the roles of brothers and sisters, and cultivate a society abundant in empathy and compassion.

5. Frank Moore Colby:

   Persecution was at least a sign of personal interest. Tolerance is composed of nine parts apathy to one of brotherly love.

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