NARRATIVE Synonyms
There are 19 hypernyms of the word narrative. (close relations)
Definition of NARRATIVE
Best Alternative Words for NARRATIVE
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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 | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
description | nounn | |||||||
noun • a statement that represents something in words • the act of describing something • sort or variety | ||||||||
history | nounn | |||||||
noun • the aggregate of past events • a record or narrative description of past events • the discipline that records and interprets past events involving human beings • the continuum of events occurring in succession leading from the past to the present and even into the future • all that is remembered of the past as preserved in writing; a body of knowledge | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
version | nounn | |||||||
noun • an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint • something a little different from others of the same type • a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form • a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language • a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something • manual turning of a fetus in the uterus (usually to aid delivery) |