Fraternal
Fraternal adjective - Of, relating to, or befitting brothers.
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Synonyms for Fraternal
Loving and fraternal are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Loving" instead an adjective "Fraternal".
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Mac admits to loving him, but insists that it's a fraternal love, not romantic.
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The Not-Love Interest: Instead of your typical hero/heroine love interest angle, the film uses a familial/platonic bond to great effect: John and Samantha Grimm are estranged but loving fraternal twins.
Source: Film / Doom - Samantha and John Grimm are estranged but loving fraternal twins.
Source: The Not-Love Interest
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