anecdotes

NOUN

interesting or amusing story

Synonyms

STRONGEST

episode gag narration narrative reminiscence short story sketch tale tall tale yarn

STRONG

chestnut incident recital relation

WEAK

fairy tale fish story long and short of it old chestnut tall story

Example Sentences

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Anecdotes abound of graduates submitting hundreds of job applications without receiving a single reply, and the data back up these stories.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 4, 2025

Anecdotes from pregnant people paint a grim picture of the state of maternal health care in the carceral system.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2025

Anecdotes back this up, with message boards filled with moms dreaming of a “mini me.”

From Slate • May 7, 2024

Anecdotes don’t make data, but both happily coexist here.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2022

Anecdotes can be told, advice given, opinions opined, all with a lot fewer first-person pronouns than you think.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner