Synonyms of sisters

sisters

noun

plural of sister

1

as in brothers

a female connected with another person by a common parent

She plans to spend her birthday with her twin sister.

Related Words

• brothers
• siblings
• cousins
• relatives
• kinsmen
• stepbrothers
• relations
• stepsisters
• kinswomen
• families
• in-laws
• people
• tribes
• folk
• races
• clans
• houses
• blood
• kinfolks
• lineages
• kinsfolk
• stocks
• kissing cousins
• kindreds
• lines

Dissimilar Words

• nonrelatives

2

as in nuns

a member of a religious community of women

Many of the sisters in the convent participate in community outreach programs.

Related Words

• nuns
• monks
• novices
• abbesses
• priestesses
• friars
• religious
• mother superior
• deaconesses
• anchoresses
• clergywomen
• Reverend Mother
• bishops
• preachers
• conventuals
• deacons
• prioresses
• clerics
• votaries
• oblates
• clericals
• high priestesses
• mendicants
• clergymen
• archbishops
• monastics
• deans
• ecclesiastics
• clergypersons
• missionaries
• divines
• fathers
• prelates
• popes
• cloistresses
• abbots
• reverends
• pastors
• ministers
• presbyters
• dominies
• churchmen
• diocesans
• archpriests
• clerks
• high priests
• abbés
• rectors
• curés
• padres
• vicars
• monsignors
• confessors
• parsons
• chaplains
• shepherds
• sky pilots
• Holy Joes
• missioners
• curates
• revivalists
• evangelists
• missionizers

Dissimilar Words

• lay readers
• laymen
• laypeople
• lectors
• seculars

3

as in friends

a woman with whom one feels a sense of solidarity

We started a web site for women entrepreneurs to connect with our sisters around the globe.

Related Words

• friends
• colleagues
• partners
• peers
• buddies
• associates
• acquaintances
• comrades
• pals
• confidants
• brothers
• chums
• compadres
• musketeers
• intimates
• confidantes
• amigos
• cronies
• familiars
• allies
• alter egos
• cohorts
• sports
• companions
• blood brothers
• supporters
• collaborators
• accomplices
• fellows
• mates
• confederates
• hearties
• benefactors
• abettors
• sympathizers
• pen pals
• hobnobbers
• main men
• well-wishers
• friendlies

Dissimilar Words

• competitors
• opponents
• rivals
• adversaries
• antagonists
• enemies
• foes
• archenemies
• nemeses

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sisters

Hannie was captured, tortured, and murdered by the Nazis in the final months of the war, but never snitched on her sisters. — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026

William warns Jake about witches getting together and being judgmental, and Jake has a line about how witches work together with their coven sisters, but warlocks deal with their problems on their own. — Selome Hailu, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026

The sisters were apart for three months for their surgeries and have since reunited, ABC News' Dallas affiliate WFAA reported. — Megan Fahrney, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026

Working to help raise her two sisters, Moore became politically active in her teens, and by 1920 was a follower of Marcus Garvey. — Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026

Mike recently died at age 59 from aspiration pneumonia and his sisters had his corneas donated. — Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026

By October 2022, rumors were flying that the sisters were fighting over their mother’s will, a claim that Wynonna shot down while speaking with People. — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Nader, who stars on Love Thy Nader with her sisters Brooks, Sarah Jane, and Mary Holland, worked with Haus Labs and makeup artist Sophia Toland to achieve her camera-ready glam. — Christina Oehler, InStyle, 27 Sep. 2026

Harry is allegedly working on a Netflix documentary about Princess Diana’s tragic death tied to the 30th anniversary, and Diana’s sisters, Lady Sarah McCorquodale and Lady Jane Fellowes, have declined to participate in the project. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 26 Sep. 2026