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, 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

   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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1. William Lee Golden:

   I had a vision of doing this a year-and-a-half before the pandemic, and I talked to my sons about it. When the pandemic hit, about three or four weeks into it, I called my sons over to the house. I saw we were dealing with a negative situation in life, and I decided to take them back to my childhood, to the old songs that I started out singing in the very beginning, with my sister and my little brother.

2. President Biden:

   Remember their sacrifice, their valor and their grace. Remember their smiles, their loves, their laughter, their essential vibrant and transcendent humanity, for while we stand amid monuments of stone, we must never forget that each of these markers, for those known and unknown, here at Arlington and far beyond, represent a precious life. A son, a daughter, a mother, a spouse, brother, a sister, a friend, a neighbor.

3. Arriaga Borges:

   The doctors told my children, my sister, my husband that I had, like, a 5 % chance of survival.

4. Susan Lucci:

   No one should have to die of a heart attack -- they just need to listen to their symptoms and act on them, my hope in telling my story is that I can help at least one wife, mother, sister and friend.

5. Laura Ciervo:

   Many of the packages came with notes, one read' I follow Erin Foster and my sister has downs. Thank you for your heart to teach and love all those kids.' That one was really special.