Antonyms for narrative
ˈnær ə tɪvnar·ra·tive

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1. narrative

   History is a systematic record of past events. Annals and chronicles relate events with little regard to their relative importance, and with complete subserviency to their succession in time. Annals are yearly records; chronicles follow the order of time. Both necessarily lack emphasis, selection, and perspective. Archives are public records, which may be annals, or chronicles, or deeds of property, etc. Memoirs generally record the lives of individuals or facts pertaining to individual lives. A biography is distinctively a written account of one person's life and actions; an autobiography is a biography written by the person whose life it records. Annals, archives, chronicles, biographies, and memoirs and other records furnish the materials of history. History recounts events with careful attention to their importance, their mutual relations, their causes and consequences, selecting and grouping events on the ground of interest or importance. History is usually applied to such an account of events affecting communities and nations, tho sometimes we speak of the history of a single eminent life. Compare RECORD.

   See synonyms for FICTION.

   Synonyms:
   account, annals, archives, autobiography, biography, chronicle, history, memoir, memorial, muniment, narration, recital, record, register, story

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1. narrative, narration, story, taleadjective

   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"

   Antonyms:
   incommunicative, uncommunicative

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

2. narrativeadjective

   consisting of or characterized by the telling of a story

   "narrative poetry"

   Antonyms:
   uncommunicative, incommunicative

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 2 votes

1. narrativenoun

   Synonyms:
   narration, account, portrayal, story, tale

How to use narrative in a sentence?

1. Andrew Stroth:

   We've never believed the narrative given by the police in this case.

2. Tom Whalen:

   When you are talking about presidential politics, you are talking personal narrative, i think he has a bond with the American people that can’t be underestimated.

3. Mandisa Radebe:

   It's a culture. It's a saving grace. It is a lifeline, i think it's really important that we don't change the narrative, twist the narrative of the fact that this is a South African sound -- that this is nurtured, it is built, it is grown here.

4. Olga Lautman:

   This public fighting is spilling over, russia has lost control of the narrative … it has normally relied on having a smooth propaganda machine and that no longer exists.

5. Ron Johnson:

   The fact that I just question the narrative that there were thousands of armed insurrections intent on overthrowing the government; you've seen how that's worked out for me, so our colleagues say look at that and decide they don't want to touch that issue with a 10-foot pole. But this is highly alarming. Every American should be concerned when we see the unequal administration of justice.

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