Synonyms for novel
ˈnɒv əlnov·el

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. novel

   Fiction is now chiefly used of a prose work in narrative form in which the characters are partly or wholly imaginary, and which is designed to portray human life, with or without a practical lesson; a romance portrays what is picturesque or striking, as a mere fiction may not do; novel is a general name for any continuous fictitious narrative, especially a love-story; fiction and novel are used with little difference of meaning, except that novel characterizes a work in which the emotional element is especially prominent. The moral of the fable is expressed formally; the lesson of the fiction, if any, is inwrought. A fiction is studied; a myth grows up without intent. A legend may be true, but can not be historically verified; a myth has been received as true at some time, but is now known to be false. A fabrication is designed to deceive; it is a less odious word than falsehood, but is really stronger, as a falsehood may be a sudden unpremeditated statement, while a fabrication is a series of statements carefully studied and fitted together in order to deceive; the falsehood is all false; the fabrication may mingle the true with the false. A figment is something imaginary which the one who utters it may or may not believe to be true; we say, "That statement is a figment of his imagination." The story may be either true or false, and covers the various senses of all the words in the group. Apologue, a word simply transferred from Greek into English, is the same as fable. Compare ALLEGORY.

   Synonyms:
   allegory, apologue, fable, fabrication, falsehood, fiction, figment, invention, legend, myth, romance, story

   Antonyms:
   certainty, fact, history, literalness, reality, truth, verity

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.3 / 8 votes

1. novelnoun

   an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story

   Antonyms:
   unoriginal, old

2. noveladjective

   a printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction

   "his bookcases were filled with nothing but novels"; "he burned all the novels"

   Antonyms:
   old, unoriginal

3. fresh, new, noveladjective

   original and of a kind not seen before

   "the computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem"

   Synonyms:
   tonic, impertinent, wise, bracing, young, newfangled, refreshing, sassy, new, unused, fresh, new(a), raw, unexampled, smart, reinvigorated, unfermented, sweet, saucy, clean, impudent, refreshed, invigorated, brisk, overbold, refreshful

   Antonyms:
   unoriginal, old

4. novel, refreshingadjective

   pleasantly new or different

   "common sense of a most refreshing sort"

   Synonyms:
   refreshing, tonic, refreshful, bracing, new, brisk, fresh

   Antonyms:
   unoriginal, old

Matched Categories

1. • Fiction

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. booknoun

   they are similar because both tell a long story.

   the novel she is reading is very interesting.

   Submitted by rinat on May 31, 2023  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. noveladjective

   Synonyms:
   new, strange, unusual, late, modern, recent

2. novelnoun

   Synonyms:
   tale, romance, story, fiction, fictitious narrative, extended parable

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:3.3 / 3 votes

1. noveladjective

   Synonyms:
   new, recent, fresh, unusual, rare, unique, innovative

2. novelnoun

   Synonyms:
   fiction, romance, story, tale

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:2.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "novel":

   roman, new, innovative, fiction, romanesque, romance, unpublished, unpubl.

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. NOVEL

   Synonyms:
   Nitroglycerin as an Option: Value in Early Bone Loss

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How to use novel in a sentence?

1. David Gruber:

   Studying biofluorescence in the ocean is like a constantly evolving mystery novel, with new clues being provided as we move the research forward.

2. Kim Lewis:

   The discovery of this novel compound challenges long-held scientific beliefs and holds great promise for treating an array of menacing infections.

3. George Osborne:

   Nigel Farage seems to be making it up as he goes along, one moment he's talking about a cap and then he ditches it live on air which is a novel approach to policymaking.

4. Marcia Hoffman:

   I’m not saying it could never happen. I’m saying this is a pretty cutting edge, novel complaint.

5. Arnold Monto:

   We know there are going to be cases, with the flu, we've had experience with flu pandemics before. So we know typically the way they behave. This has been an evolving situation with a totally novel pathogen.