STEPSISTER Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

stepsister

noun

Definition of stepsister

as in stepbrother

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nonrelative

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Recent Examples of stepsister The exact cause of death has not been determined, according to his stepsister Wendy Leitzer. — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 7 July 2026 Graphix, June 2 Recommended for ages 9-12 Longtime stepsisters Kenzie and Quinn are closer than close—but with their parents considering divorce, the girls face the awful possibility of being separated. — Literary Hub, 1 June 2026 The 16-year-old boy accused of killing his stepsister on a cruise is allowed to stay out of jail with certain restrictions, a federal judge in Florida ruled. — Doug Lantz, ABC News, 27 May 2026 Hudson's stepsister, Anna Kepner, had been traveling on the Carnival Horizon ship in November with her family, including Hudson. — Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 27 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for stepsister

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stepsister

Noun

Most of Shakur’s surviving family stare intensely ahead — including his sister Sekyiwa, his stepbrother and collaborator, Mopreme Shakur, and his extended clan.

— Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026
His stepbrother Bradlee Miller of the same grade and a talented 6-foot-1 linebacker and running back in his own right was ruled eligible.

— Ethan Hanson, Daily News, 28 July 2026

Definition of stepbrother

Noun

Peyton Stewart was a 21-year-old international business major who grew up with her sister in Westwood, New Jersey, studied abroad in London and interned at TikTok.

— Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026
Several other concepts have closed in Park Place within the past few months, including Panache Chocolatier; Session Taco’s spinoff, LaPez ModMex; French restaurant Aixois Sud; and Bamboo Penny’s sister concept, Aqua Penny’s.

— Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of sister

Noun

At least six Freedom Fuel locations in New Jersey are managed by Shamikh Kazmi, brother of defendant Syed Kazmi, according to Politico.

— Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2026
Priti Kharel stood outside the entrance to the army barracks, holding a poster with a picture of her brother, Milan Kharel, who works as an engineering geologist at Doosan Enerbility.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of brother

Noun

The prizes’ name is a reference to Ignatius (Ig) Nobel—a fictional character said to be a distant cousin of Swedish inventor and industrialist Alfred Nobel, for whom the Nobel Prizes are named—and is also a pun on the word ignoble.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Aug. 2026
The Tell Me Lies star, 29, remembers playing with makeup as a child, experimenting on her younger sister and cousin.

— Katie Hill, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026

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