Synonyms for tall tale
- noun
Most common
lie fish story tall story legend cock-and-bull story fib traveler's tale
All synonyms
Noun
Definitions
- n. 1
A tale or story which is fantastic and greatly exaggerated; also, an account of questionable veracity; a lie, an untruth.
He returned on Monday with a tall tale about a 100-pound fish he had caught.
Example sentences
- lie Such an honest man as John cannot have told a lie.
- legend There is a mysterious legend surrounding this lake.
- fib To call that fabrication a fib would be a criminal understatement.
By length
- 3 letters
- lie1, fib1
- 5 letters
- story2
- 6 letters
- legend2
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (story2 = 2 syllables).