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, 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, 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, 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. Trevor FitzGibbon:

   My heart goes out to the victims and I hope my brother can find the help that he needs.

2. Chris Pratt:

   I've kind of always wanted to be a bit of a bigger brother. I never had an opportunity. I was always the youngest.

3. C. C. Colton:

   Nothing more completely baffles one who is full of trick and duplicity than straigthforward and simple integrity in another. A knave would rather quarrel with a brother knave than with a fool, but he would rather avoid a quarrel with one honest man than with both. He can combat a fool by management and address, and he can conquer a knave by temptations. But the honest man is neither to be bamboozled nor bribed.

4. Nourredine Mahjoub:

   My brother was in Italy after a clandestine journey five years ago after leaving from Chebba. He was in Mazara in Italy before he was deported from Lyon in France after two years there.

5. Latasha Elder:

   If he gets another chance, my brother won't be the last, because look at the system. The system failed.