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PARABLES Synonyms

There are 9 synonyms of the word parables. (exact relations)
There are 7 hypernyms of the word parables. (close relations)
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allegories
nounn
noun

• a short moral story (often with animal characters)

• a visible symbol representing an abstract idea

• an expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances; an extended metaphor

anecdotes
nounn
noun

• short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)

fables
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

narratives
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

stories
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 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

tales
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

allegory
nounn
noun

• a short moral story (often with animal characters)

• a visible symbol representing an abstract idea

• an expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances; an extended metaphor

apologue
nounn
noun

• a short moral story (often with animal characters)

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

Best Hypernyms For PARABLES

Here is a list of related hypernyms for parables, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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story allegories anecdotes fables narratives stories tales

Alternatives for ALLEGORIES

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