Definition for Brotherly:

• Of or pertaining to brothers; such as is natural for brothers; becoming to brothers; kind; affectionate; as, brotherly love.

Synonyms for Brotherly:

• adj.

  •amative (adjective)
  • doting,
  • overindulgent.
  •friendly (adjective)
  • neighborly,
  • cordial,
  • understanding,
  • amiable,
  • affectionate,
  • warm,
  • pleasant,
  • welcoming,
  • genuine,
  • disinterested,
  • amicable,
  • tender,
  • generous,
  • philanthropic,
  • spontaneous,
  • Comprehending,
  • altruistic.

• adv.

  •all (adverb)
  • brotherly.

• n.

  •
  • abusive,
  • light touch.
  •
  • close.
  •fraternal (noun)
  • devoted,
  • loyal,
  • selfless,
  • charitable,
  • comradely,
  • forgiving,
  • sympathetic,
  • compassionate,
  • humane.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • half-brother,
  • Siamese Twin,
  • sibling,
  • broken,
  • matrilineal,
  • brittle,
  • demeaning,
  • fragile,
  • patrilineal,
  • inseparable,
  • nurture,
  • one-sided,
  • indulgent,
  • sis,
  • cozy,
  • tightknit,
  • acquainted,
  • conveyor belt,
  • lenient,
  • punishment,
  • rocky,
  • cosy,
  • conjoined twin,
  • loveless,
  • fraternal twin,
  • political,
  • nurturance,
  • dysfunctional,
  • exploitative,
  • ingratiating,
  • arm's length,
  • one-to-one,
  • platonic,
  • identical twin,
  • chummy,
  • sibling rivalry,
  • clannish,
  • personally,
  • illicit,
  • half sister,
  • interpersonal,
  • suited,
  • permissive.
  •
  • intimate,
  • mouth,
  • go back,
  • personal,
  • br,
  • warming,
  • long-lost,
  • unstable,
  • BRO,
  • connected,
  • brotherhood,
  • one-way,
  • thick.
  •
  • immediate,
  • kid.
  •
  • tight.
  •
  • have,
  • sister,
  • brother.
  •
  • strong.

Paraphrases for Brotherly:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    fraternal.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    brotherhood, sibling, sister, hermano, fellow.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    friendly.

Antonyms for Brotherly:

• adj.

  • friendly
    sisterly, cool, hostile, cold, unfriendly, antagonistic, Uncompanionable, unneighborly, uncompassionate, unsociable, sororal.
  • Other antonyms:
    contentious, disaffected, belligerent, estranged, adverse, inimical, warlike, indifferent, unkind, bellicose, alienated, distant, frigid.

Brotherly Sentence Examples:

• The missionaries all arose as we entered, and gave us a brotherly salutation.

• But his regard was fatherly, brotherly.