Synonyms for story
ˈstɔr i, ˈstoʊr isto·ry

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

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

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:4.3 / 4 votes

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

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

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. Paul Ridker:

   The price tag is exceptionally high. The good news is three different companies and potentially as many as five may have products in this arena soon, and hopefully competition will bring us there, this is the first time we are going to see the payers really exert their influence here as much as the physicians and the patients and that's going to be an interesting twist for the story.

2. Sun Sokhorm:

   I teared up. I remember how I had to do anything and everything to support my family, the story felt like my own story.

3. Mo Elleithee:

   It's not about finding a silver bullet, if we find one, great, we'll be ready. But campaigns aren't won or lost all the time with a 'macaca' moment or a Todd Akin moment. What we're focused on is just connecting the dots in order to tell a story about each of these folks, hold them accountable for their records, and make sure that voters understand the other side and their real record.

4. Garbis Iradian:

   The Khashoggi story has damaged the reputation of the kingdom and has increased political uncertainty.

5. Johannes Wieland:

   We were pretty shocked remote work had this impact, once we saw the estimates, we thought about how people moving to different locations would be important. And it is. But it is the people who are remaining in a metro area -- the people who need more space at home if they work at home -- that is really pushing up prices. That is the majority of the story.