Synonyms for tale
Definitions
- n. 1
Account; estimation; regard; heed.
- n. 2
A rehearsal of what has occurred; narrative; discourse; statement; history; story.
Related words
- Word family
- talecarrier taletelling
- Phrases
- tall tale fairy-tale folk tale traveller's tale fish tale frame tale shaggy dog tale spin a tale
- Other spellings
- tael tahil
Forms
- Plural
- tales → stories, narratives, narrations, novels…
Example sentences
- novel The novel has been translated into many languages.
- narrative The mystery contains more dialogue than narrative.
- narration There are different points of view in the narration.
- anecdote She is more influenced by personal anecdote than I.
- liang Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang are an unbeatable team.
By length
- 3 letters
- fib1
- 4 letters
- myth1, yarn1
- 5 letters
- story2, count1, novel2, rumor2, liang1
- 6 letters
- report2, legend2, gossip2, rumour2
- 7 letters
- history3, account2, fiction2, recital3
- 8 letters
- anecdote3
- 9 letters
- narrative3, narration3, reckoning3
- 10 letters
- taradiddle
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (story2 = 2 syllables).