Synonyms for yarn

Most common

recital · web · thread

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A story, a tale, especially one that is incredible.

2. n. 2

   A twisted strand of fibre used for knitting or weaving.

Related words

Phrases

yarn bombing sock yarn spin a yarn yarn bomb yarn bomber

Forms

Plural

yarns → stories, tales, narrations, recitals…

Example sentences

• recital Only three people showed up at Tom's piano recital.
• web The native language is now used on many web-sites.
• thread Which would be better, red thread or white thread?

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

web¹

4 letters

tale¹

5 letters

story²

6 letters

thread¹

7 letters

recital³

9 letters

narration³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (story² = 2 syllables).