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TALE Synonyms

There are 12 synonyms of the word tale. (exact relations)
There are 19 hypernyms of the word tale. (close relations)
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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

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

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)

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

folklore
nounn
noun

• the unwritten lore (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a culture

legend
nounn
noun

• a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events

• brief description accompanying an illustration

myth
nounn
noun

• a traditional story accepted as history; serves to explain the world view of a people

fib
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a trivial lie

verb

• tell a relatively insignificant lie

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

taradiddle
nounn
noun

• a trivial lie

• pretentious or silly talk or writing

tarradiddle
nounn
noun

• a trivial lie

• pretentious or silly talk or writing

Best Hypernyms For TALE

Here is a list of related hypernyms for tale, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (18)
account anecdote chronicle content fable legend lie message myth narration narrative parable prevarication recital saga story substance yarn
Phrases (1)
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Alternatives for STORY

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