ADVENTURE STORY Synonyms
There are 9 hypernyms of the phrase adventure story. (close relations)
Definition of ADVENTURE STORY
Best Alternative Words for ADVENTURE STORY
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escapade | nounn | |||||||
noun • a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful) • any carefree episode | ||||||||
expedition | nounn | |||||||
noun • a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country • an organized group of people undertaking a journey for a particular purpose • a journey organized for a particular purpose • a journey taken for pleasure • the property of being prompt and efficient | ||||||||
fable | nounn | |||||||
noun • a deliberately false or improbable account • a short moral story (often with animal characters) • a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events | ||||||||
journey | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of traveling from one place to another verb • undertake a journey or trip • travel upon or across | ||||||||
odyssey | nounn | |||||||
noun • a long wandering and eventful journey • a Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) describing the journey of Odysseus after the fall of Troy | ||||||||
quest | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria • the act of searching for something verb • make a search (for) • search the trail of (game) • bark with prolonged noises, of dogs • seek alms, as for religious purposes • express the need or desire for | ||||||||
romance | nounn | |||||||
adjective • relating to languages derived from Latin noun • the group of languages derived from Latin • a relationship between two lovers • an exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure) • a story dealing with love • a novel dealing with idealized events remote from everyday life verb • make amorous advances towards • have a love affair with • talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions • tell romantic or exaggerated lies | ||||||||
suspense | nounn | |||||||
noun • apprehension about what is going to happen • an uncertain cognitive state • excited anticipation of an approaching climax | ||||||||
tale | nounn | |||||||
noun • a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program • a trivial lie | ||||||||
thriller | nounn | |||||||
noun • a suspenseful adventure story or play or movie | ||||||||
heroic tale | nounn | |||||||
noun • a story of an adventure |