storytelling

[stawr-ee-tel-ing, stohr-] / ˈstɔr iˌtɛl ɪŋ, ˈstoʊr- /

NOUN

fiction

Synonyms

STRONGEST

best seller book drama fable fantasy imagination legend myth narrative novel tale yarn

STRONG

anecdote clothesline concoction crock fabrication falsehood fancy fib hooey improvisation invention lie misrepresentation potboiler prevarication romance smoke untruth whopper

WEAK

cliff-hanger figment of imagination fish story tall story terminological inexactitude work of imagination

Antonyms

STRONGEST

nonfiction reality truth

NOUN

narration

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anecdote narrative tale voice-over

STRONG

account explanation recital recounting rehearsal relation report story telling yarn

WEAK

recountal

Antonyms

WEAK

concealment suppression

Example Sentences

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Best to keep in mind that the whole franchise exists not to advance the craft of storytelling but the magic of merchandising.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Mr. Boyle’s visual dazzle serves a marvelous economy of storytelling that makes “Trainspotting” as lean as the blade-like figure of Renton.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

The vision of Creative Wales is to shepherd storytelling in Wales, as well as about Wales, in whatever form it may take.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

Shorts brings together the best of BBC Sport's reporting, storytelling, highlights and analysis in a format designed for how many people follow sport today.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

But in other aspects of our lives, I’m not sure we always respect the mysteries of the locked door and the dangers of the storytelling problem.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

storytelling

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