All tale synonyms
tale
T t noun tale
- epic β Of, relating to, or characteristic of an epic or epics.
- allegory β An allegory is a story, poem, or painting in which the characters and events are symbols of something else. Allegories are often moral, religious, or political.
- deceptiveness β apt or tending to deceive: The enemy's peaceful overtures may be deceptive.
- melodrama β a dramatic form that does not observe the laws of cause and effect and that exaggerates emotion and emphasizes plot or action at the expense of characterization.
- construal β an act of construing
- backbiting β If you accuse someone of backbiting, you mean that they say unpleasant or unkind things about someone who is not present, especially in order to stop them doing well at work.
- chestnut β A chestnut or chestnut tree is a tall tree with broad leaves.
- ghost story β a tale in which such elements as ghostly visitations and supernatural intervention are used to further the plot and a chilling, suspenseful atmosphere.
- narration β something narrated; an account, story, or narrative.
- heroic poem β a poem written in an epic style using lines of iambic pentameter.
- blow by blow β precisely detailed; describing every minute detail and step: a blow-by-blow account of the tennis match; a blow-by-blow report on the wedding ceremony.
- cover up β If you cover something or someone up, you put something over them in order to protect or hide them.
- gossip β idle talk or rumor, especially about the personal or private affairs of others: the endless gossip about Hollywood stars.
- coverup β an attempt to keep blunders, crimes, etc. from being disclosed
- dirty laundry β personal or private matters that could cause embarrassment if made public: You didn't have to air our dirty linen to all your friends!
- falsehood β a false statement; lie. Synonyms: fabrication, prevarication, falsification, canard, invention, fiction, story.
- narrative β a story or account of events, experiences, or the like, whether true or fictitious.
- marchen β a German fairy tale or fictional story
- disinformation β false information, as about a country's military strength or plans, publicly announced or planted in the news media, especially of other countries.
- cheap shot β A cheap shot is a comment someone makes which you think is unfair or unkind.
- joke β something said or done to provoke laughter or cause amusement, as a witticism, a short and amusing anecdote, or a prankish act: He tells very funny jokes. She played a joke on him.
- anecdote β An anecdote is a short, amusing account of something that has happened.
- disparagement β the act of disparaging.
- earful β an outpouring of oral information or advice, especially when given without solicitation.
- characterization β Characterization is the way an author or an actor describes or shows what a character is like.
- gossipry β Spiritual relationship or affinity; gossiprede; special intimacy.
- fiction β works of this class, as novels or short stories: detective fiction.
- description β You can say that something is beyond description, or that it defies description, to emphasize that it is very unusual, impressive, terrible, or extreme.
- cliff-hanger β a melodramatic or adventure serial in which each installment ends in suspense in order to interest the reader or viewer in the next installment.
- exposition β A comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory.
- muckraking β to search for and expose real or alleged corruption, scandal, or the like, especially in politics.
- falsification β to make false or incorrect, especially so as to deceive: to falsify income-tax reports.
- nonfiction β the branch of literature comprising works of narrative prose dealing with or offering opinions or conjectures upon facts and reality, including biography, history, and the essay (opposed to fiction and distinguished from poetry and drama).
- whisper β to speak with soft, hushed sounds, using the breath, lips, etc., but with no vibration of the vocal cords.
- mythos β the underlying system of beliefs, especially those dealing with supernatural forces, characteristic of a particular cultural group.
- myth β a traditional or legendary story, usually concerning some being or hero or event, with or without a determinable basis of fact or a natural explanation, especially one that is concerned with deities or demigods and explains some practice, rite, or phenomenon of nature.
- explanation β A statement or account that makes something clear.
- musicale β a music program forming the main part of a social occasion.
- fallaciousness β containing a fallacy; logically unsound: fallacious arguments.
- lie β Jonas, 1880β1940, U.S. painter, born in Norway.
- communique β A communiquΓ© is an official statement or announcement.
- writeup β Alternative spelling of write-up.
- characterizations β portrayal; description: the actor's characterization of a politician.
- clothesline β A clothesline is a thin rope on which you hang washing so that it can dry.
- idyll β a poem or prose composition, usually describing pastoral scenes or events or any charmingly simple episode, appealing incident, or the like.
- legend β a nonhistorical or unverifiable story handed down by tradition from earlier times and popularly accepted as historical.
- chronology β The chronology of a series of past events is the times at which they happened in the order in which they happened.
- falsity β the quality or condition of being false; incorrectness; untruthfulness; treachery.
verb tale
- mark down β a visible impression or trace on something, as a line, cut, dent, stain, or bruise: a small mark on his arm.
- add up β If facts or events do not add up, they make you confused about a situation because they do not seem to be consistent. If something that someone has said or done adds up, it is reasonable and sensible.