Synonyms for story
ˈstɔr i, ˈstoʊr isto·ry

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1. storynoun

   A lie.

   You’ve been telling stories again, haven’t you?

   Synonyms:
   lieSynonyms

2. storynoun

   A floor or level of a building; a storey.

   Our shop was on the fourth story of the building, so we had to install an elevator.

   Synonyms:
   floor, level

3. storynoun

   A soap opera.

   What will she do without being able to watch her stories?

   Synonyms:
   serial, soap opera

4. storynoun

   A sequence of events, or a situation, such as might be related in an account.

   Synonyms:
   tome

5. storynoun

   Synonyms:
   narrative

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 3 votes

1. story

   A story is the telling of some series of connected incidents or events, whether real or fictitious, in prose or verse, orally or in writing; or the series of incidents or events thus related may be termed a story. In children's talk, a story is a common euphemism for a falsehood. Tale is nearly synonymous with story, but is somewhat archaic; it is used for an imaginative, legendary, or fictitious recital, especially if of ancient date; as, a fairy tale; also, for an idle or malicious report; as, do not tell tales; "where there is no tale-bearer, the strife ceaseth." Prov. xxvi, 20. An anecdote tells briefly some incident, assumed to be fact. If it passes close limits of brevity, it ceases to be an anecdote, and becomes a narrative or narration. A traditional or mythical story of ancient times is a legend. A history is often somewhat poetically called a story; as, the story of the American civil war. Compare ALLEGORY; FICTION; HISTORY.

   Synonyms:
   account, anecdote, incident, legend, myth, narration, narrative, novel, recital, record, relation, tale

   Antonyms:
   annals, biography, chronicle, history, memoir

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1. narrative, narration, story, talenoun

   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

   "his narrative was interesting"; "Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children"

   Synonyms:
   tarradiddle, account, narrative, chronicle, tale, storey, report, recital, yarn, taradiddle, news report, write up, level, floor, narration, history, fib

2. storynoun

   a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events

   "he writes stories for the magazines"

   Synonyms:
   account, narration, tarradiddle, level, fib, report, floor, storey, write up, history, taradiddle, news report, narrative, tale, chronicle

3. floor, level, storey, storynoun

   a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale

   "what level is the office on?"

   Synonyms:
   narration, horizontal surface, account, narrative, grade, tale, storey, degree, base, flooring, tier, news report, trading floor, taradiddle, spirit level, write up, level, fib, chronicle, tarradiddle, layer, floor, stage, history, point, stratum, report

4. history, account, chronicle, storynoun

   a record or narrative description of past events

   "a history of France"; "he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president"; "the story of exposure to lead"

   Synonyms:
   score, tarradiddle, account, narrative, chronicle, tale, storey, report, fib, business relationship, news report, account statement, explanation, taradiddle, bill, write up, invoice, floor, accounting, narration, history, level

5. report, news report, story, account, write upnoun

   a short account of the news

   "the report of his speech"; "the story was on the 11 o'clock news"; "the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious"

   Synonyms:
   score, tarradiddle, account, paper, study, narrative, chronicle, tale, storey, theme, fib, accounting, business relationship, account statement, bill, explanation, taradiddle, news report, write up, report card, invoice, reputation, written report, floor, narration, history, level, report, composition

6. fib, story, tale, tarradiddle, taradiddlenoun

   a trivial lie

   "he told a fib about eating his spinach"; "how can I stop my child from telling stories?"

   Synonyms:
   tosh, tarradiddle, account, narrative, chronicle, tale, storey, report, boloney, tommyrot, bilgewater, humbug, taradiddle, bosh, news report, write up, level, drool, twaddle, baloney, floor, narration, history, fib

Matched Categories

1. • Fiction
   • History
   • Lie
   • Message
   • News
   • Record
   • Structure

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1. fleet

   twitter stories, like instagram stories

   Submitted by ryan_1 on December 14, 2020  

2. historynoun

   Submitted by anonymous on August 15, 2021  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. storynoun

   Synonyms:
   history

2. storynoun

   Synonyms:
   narration, narrative, recital, relation, rehearsal, account, statement, tale

3. storynoun

   Synonyms:
   fiction, fable, romance, novel

4. storynoun

   Synonyms:
   [Colloquial.] falsehood, untruth, lie

5. storynoun

   Synonyms:
   floor, loft

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. storynoun

   Synonyms:
   fiction, tale, anecdote, romance, novel, fable, legend, myth, parable, apologue, chronicle, record, history, narrative, narration, yarn, rehearsal, recital, tradition, jeremiad, falsehood, canard, floor, loft, mezzanine, entresol

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1. List of paraphrases for "story":

   history, 'histoire, tale, histoire, stories, histories, video, writing, anecdote, scoop, conte, written, saga, narrative, historical, article, historia, subject, topic

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1. Sam Pressler:

   To us (Bruni) is an inspiration; for the majority of Joe's life, he wasn't writing about his experiences, everyone here in the group has a story to tell.

2. John Pappas:

   Although the why to this story may never be fully explained to your satisfaction, the who will absolutely never be in doubt.

3. John Feehery:

   These are little things that get at his credibility, he’s coming in there as an outsider who is honest and a breath of fresh air. If his whole life story is undermined by these little inaccuracies it could have a negative effect.

4. John Williamson:

   From a Title IX standpoint, I like to think that we’re a success story of it because we’re able to take kids from around the U.S., around the globe that wouldn’t have had the opportunity to come to Vanderbilt, or even thought about going to Vanderbilt, and getting them to come to campus and so they get a world class education, they get to compete at a really high level. And they get to do their sport. They get to get their education. They get sort of the best of everything.

5. Bill Browder:

   Glenn Simpson was pitching a story to journalists that Magnitsky had not been murdered, but died of natural causes; that he wasn’t a whistleblower, but a criminal, and that the story I told Congress was incorrect.