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

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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. Oliver Wendell Holmes:

   There are one-story intellects, two-story intellects, and three-story intellects with skylights. All fact collectors with no aim beyond their facts are one-story men. Two-story men compare reason and generalize, using labors of the fact collectors as well as their own. Three-story men idealize, imagine, and predict. Their best illuminations come from above through the skylight.

2. Penn Jillette:

   Technology adds nothing to art. Two thousand years ago, I could tell you a story, and at any point during the story I could stop, and ask, Now do you want the hero to be kidnapped, or not But that would, of course, have ruined the story. Part of the experience of being entertained is sitting back and plugging into someone else's vision.

3. Bernie Sanders:

   My family story is a story very similar to many people who are here tonight, and that story is the story of America.

4. Adam Mosseri:

   The issue of fake news on Facebook has been a hot topic for months, particularly during the recent U.S. presidential election. In one hoax article, for example, Pope Francis was falsely reported to have endorsed Donald Trump. FACEBOOK's' FAKE NEWS' HIGHLIGHTS NEED FOR SOCIAL MEDIA REVAMP, EXPERTS SAY Facebook’s Trending Topics section also fell prey to some high-profile fake stories after the social network implemented an algorithmic feed this summer. These included a false article that Fox News had fired anchor Megyn Kelly and a hoax article about the Sept. 11 attacks. On another occasion a seemingly innocent hashtag that appeared in Trending Topics linked to an inappropriate video. The social network announced Thursday that it will make it easier for users to report fake news when they see it, which they can do by clicking the upper right hand corner of a post. If enough people report a story as fake, Facebook will pass it to third-party fact-checking organizations that are part of the nonprofit Poynter Institute's International Fact-Checking Network. Five fact-checking and news organizations are working with the company on this : The Associated Press, The Associated Press, FactCheck.org, Politifact and Snopes. Facebook says this group is likely to expand. FACEBOOK BLOCKS CAR INSURER FROM PROFILING USERS In his blog post, Adam Mosseri explained that if the fact-checking organizations identify a story as a fake, it will get flagged as disputed and there will be a link to a corresponding article explaining why. Stories that have been disputed may also appear lower in News Feed, he added. While users will still be able to share these stories, they will receive a warning that the story has been disputed. Additionally, once a story is flagged, it can not be made into an ad and promoted, according to Facebook. The Menlo Park, California-based firm will also be looking for signs that a story has misled people in some way, such as instances where people are significantly less likely to share a story after reading it. FACEBOOK EMPLOYEES FUME AFTER PUSH TO CENSOR TRUMP POSTS REBUFFED Facebook, which gave a preview of its anti-fake news strategy last month, is also looking to disrupt financial incentives for spammers. On the buying side we’ve eliminated the ability to spoof domains, which will reduce the prevalence of sites that pretend to be real publications.

5. Olivia Nuzzi:

   If you think about it for long enough, any story about the presidency is a story about the meaning of life and, in that sense, a story about death. If you stare at it hard enough, ambition can look like running hopelessly away from mortality.