GOOD STORY Synonyms
There are 15 hypernyms of the phrase good story. (close relations)
Definition of GOOD STORY
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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 | ||||||||
anecdote | nounn | |||||||
noun • short account of an incident (especially a biographical one) | ||||||||
chronicle | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a record or narrative description of past events verb • record in chronological order; make a historical record | ||||||||
epic | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • constituting or having to do with or suggestive of a literary epic noun • a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds adjective satellite • very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale) | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
legend | nounn | |||||||
noun • a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events • brief description accompanying an illustration | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
saga | nounn | |||||||
noun • a narrative telling the adventures of a hero or a family; originally (12th to 14th centuries) a story of the families that settled Iceland and their descendants but now any prose narrative that resembles such an account | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
funny | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • an account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch line) adjective satellite • arousing or provoking laughter • beyond or deviating from the usual or expected • not as expected • experiencing odd bodily sensations | ||||||||
funny remark | nounn | |||||||
noun • an account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch line) | ||||||||
funny story | nounn | |||||||
noun • an account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch line) |