ANECDOTE Synonyms
There are 10 hypernyms of the word anecdote. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for ANECDOTE
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| account | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a record or narrative description of past events • a short account of the news • a formal contractual relationship established to provide for regular banking or brokerage or business services • a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc. • grounds • importance or value • a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance • the act of informing by verbal report • an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered • the quality of taking advantage verb • be the sole or primary factor in the existence, acquisition, supply, or disposal of something • keep an account of • to give an account or representation of in words • furnish a justifying analysis or explanation | ||||||||
| episode | nounn | |||||||
noun • a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events • a brief section of a literary or dramatic work that forms part of a connected series • a part of a broadcast serial • film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie | ||||||||
| incident | nounn | |||||||
adjective • falling or striking of light rays on something • (sometimes followed by `to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence noun • a single distinct event • a public disturbance | ||||||||
| narration | 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 • the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events • (rhetoric) the second section of an oration in which the facts are set forth | ||||||||
| narrative | 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 adjective satellite • consisting of or characterized by the telling of a story | ||||||||
| recital | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events • performance of music or dance especially by soloists • a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance • a detailed account or description of something | ||||||||
| report | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a written document describing the findings of some individual or group • the act of informing by verbal report • a short account of the news • a sharp explosive sound (especially the sound of a gun firing) • a written evaluation of a student's scholarship and deportment • an essay (especially one written as an assignment) • the general estimation that the public has for a person verb • to give an account or representation of in words • announce as the result of an investigation or experience or finding • announce one's presence • make known to the authorities • be responsible for reporting the details of, as in journalism • complain about; make a charge against | ||||||||
| story | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
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 piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events • a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale • a record or narrative description of past events • a short account of the news • a trivial lie | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
| yarn | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events • a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving verb • tell or spin a yarn | ||||||||
