Synonyms & related words for brotherhood

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of brotherhood — including fraternity, sodality, sisterhood, fraternalism, brotherliness, confraternity. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to brotherhood

Explore words related to brotherhood — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include fraternal, brotherly, frat, fraternally, brothers, brethren, sisterly, sororal. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for brotherhood

Common synonyms for brotherhood include fraternity, sodality, sisterhood, fraternalism, brotherliness, confraternity, sorority, union — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does brotherhood come from?

The word brotherhood breaks down into one root of Old English origin: the root -hood, from Old English had (“state, condition”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.