Synonyms of story
54 similar words
Another word for story is misinformation. Other synonyms of story are canard, anti-fact and hoax.
Synonyms and similar words for story
nounAn account of real or fictional events.
nounA lie, fiction.
- alternative factSomething presented as a fact for reasons of political expediency; a fiction, a falsehood, a lie.
- anti-factSynonym of lie.
- invention
- bluff
- bollocks
- bullshitStatements that are transparently or offensively false.
- canardA false or misleading report or story, especially if deliberately so.
- cap slang
- chin UK, slang
- clanker slangA fib.
- contradiction
- disinformation
- fabrication
- falsehood
- falsification
- fibA lie, especially one that is more or less inconsequential.
- flam
- goof
- hoaxAnything deliberately intended to deceive or trick.
- inveracity
- inverityUntruth, falsehood.
- lie
- load of bull slangSomething that is not true, a mass of lies (refers to bullshit).
- load of crap slang, vulgarSomething that is not true, a mass of lies (refers to bullshit).
- load of shit slang, vulgarSomething that is not true, a mass of lies (refers to bullshit).
- mendacity
- misinformationInformation that is incorrect, whether intentionally or unintentionally.
- mistruth
- nonsense
- nontruthThat which is not true; a lie or falsehood.
- pile of crap slang, vulgarSomething that is not true, a mass of lies (refers to bullshit).
- pile of shit slang, vulgarSomething that is not true, a mass of lies.
- pork pie slang
- porker UK, slang
- porky slang
- prevarication
- red flag
- rubbish
- tall taleA tale or story which is fantastic and greatly exaggerated; also, an account of questionable veracity; a lie, an...
- terminological inexactitude euphemisticA lie; falsehood.
- untruismSomething that is not true; a false statement.
- untruth
- whopper
- yanker UK, dialectal
- yed UK, dialectal
- cram UK, datedA lie; a falsehood.
- hummer obsolete, slang
- jive dated
- swack-up UK, datedA lie; a falsehood.
- wisker UK, archaicA lie.
nounA soap opera.
nounA sequence of events, or a situation, such as might be related in an account.
- narrativeA representation of an event or story in a way to promote a certain point of view.
nounA chronological collection of pictures or short videos published by a user on an application or...
Meaning of story
- noun An account of real or fictional events.
- noun A lie, fiction.
- noun A soap opera.
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Questions about synonyms of story
- What is another word for story?
- Story has 54 synonyms on Word.ws, such as misinformation, canard, anti-fact and hoax.
- What does story mean?
- Story means an account of real or fictional events.
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