TALE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for TALE?

Need another word that means the same as “tale”? Find 29 synonyms and 30 related words for “tale” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Tale” are: fib, story, taradiddle, tarradiddle, narration, narrative, short story, anecdote, report, account, record, history, rumour, gossip, hearsay, slander, talk, allegation, tittle-tattle, libel, lie, falsehood, untruth, fabrication, fiction, piece of fiction, trumped-up story, fake news, alternative fact

Tale as a Noun

Definitions of "Tale" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “tale” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program.
• A lie.
• A fictitious or true narrative or story, especially one that is imaginatively recounted.
• A trivial lie.
• A number or total.

Synonyms of "Tale" as a noun (29 Words)

account	The department of a company that deals with financial accounts. They send me an accounting every month.
allegation	A claim or assertion that someone has done something illegal or wrong, typically one made without proof. He made allegations of corruption against the administration.
alternative fact	One of a number of things from which only one can be chosen.
anecdote	A short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person. He told anecdotes about his job.
fabrication	A deliberately false or improbable account. The story was a complete fabrication.
fake news	Something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be.
falsehood	A lie. The right to sue for malicious falsehood.
fib	A lie, typically an unimportant one. He told a fib about eating his spinach.
fiction	A deliberately false or improbable account. They were supposed to be keeping up the fiction that they were happily married.
gossip	A person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others. She just comes round here for a gossip.
hearsay	Gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth. Everything they had told him would have been ruled out as hearsay.
history	A record or narrative description of past events. A critical time in the school s history.
libel	The action or crime of publishing a libel. A libel action.
lie	The way direction or position in which something lies. The lie in deep rough on a bank was not good.
narration	(rhetoric) the second section of an oration in which the facts are set forth. There s no dialogue or narration.
narrative	A message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program. The coalition s carefully constructed narrative about its sensitivity to recession victims.
piece of fiction	A portable gun.
record	A thin plastic disc carrying recorded sound in grooves on each surface for reproduction by a record player. The lawyer has a good record.
report	An employee who reports to another employee. The report of his speech.
rumour	Gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth. They were investigating rumours of a massacre.
short story	Accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference.
slander	A false and malicious spoken statement. I ve had just about all I can stomach of your slanders.
story	A plot or storyline. During police interviews Harper changed his story.
talk	The act of giving a talk to an audience. Peace talks.
taradiddle	A petty lie. No sane person would make up such a taradiddle.
tarradiddle	Pretentious or silly talk or writing.
tittle-tattle	Light informal conversation for social occasions.
trumped-up story	A piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events.
untruth	The quality of being false. The story was full of misleading innuendo and untruth.

Usage Examples of "Tale" as a noun

• A delightful children's tale.
• She enjoyed hearing others tell their tales.
• An exact tale of the dead bodies.
• Tales of witches and warlocks.

Associations of "Tale" (30 Words)

abstraction	A concept or idea not associated with any specific instance. She sensed his momentary abstraction.
creativeness	The ability to create.
daydream	Indulge in a daydream. She looked out the window daydreaming.
dreamer	A person who dreams or is dreaming. A rebellious young dreamer.
fairy	A Central and South American hummingbird with a green back and long tail. Fairy gold.
fancied	Formed or conceived by the imagination. A fancied wrong.
fanciful	Highly ornamental or imaginative in design. Ever more fanciful proposals were raised.
fantasy	A fanciful mental image, typically one on which a person often dwells and which reflects their conscious or unconscious wishes. It is ludicrous to fantasy disinventing the hydrogen bomb.
fiction	A belief or statement that is false but is often held to be true because it is expedient to do so. The notion of the country being a democracy is a polite fiction.
genie	A spirit of Arabian folklore, frequently depicted as being imprisoned within a bottle or oil lamp and as being capable of granting wishes when summoned.
gnome	A person regarded as having secret or sinister influence in financial matters. A grizzled gnome of a man.
idealist	A person who believes in the theory of idealism. Hegel described himself as an absolute idealist.
idealistic	Of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style. Idealistic young doctors who went to work for the rebels.
illusion	An instance of a wrong or misinterpreted perception of a sensory experience. They have the illusion that I am very wealthy.
illusive	Deceptive; illusory. Illusive hopes of finding a better job.
illusory	Based on illusion; not real. She knew the safety of her room was illusory.
imaginary	Not based on fact; unreal- F.D.Roosevelt. Chris had imaginary conversations with her.
improbable	Too improbable to admit of belief. An improbable event.
legerdemain	Skilful use of one’s hands when performing conjuring tricks. A classic piece of management legerdemain.
magic	An illusory feat considered magical by naive observers. Magic signs that protect against adverse influence.
mythical	Idealized, especially with reference to the past. A mythical customer whose name appears in brochures promoting the bank s services.
necromancy	Sorcery or black magic in general. Alchemy necromancy and other magic practices.
props	Due respect. Certain sectors of the music fraternity still refuse to give him props.
surreal	Having the qualities of surrealism bizarre. A surreal mix of fact and fantasy.
sylph	An elemental being believed to inhabit the air. An oh so slim sylph dressed in a black leotard.
talisman	A person regarded as representing and inspiring a particular group. Those rings so fresh and gleaming were their talismans.
tangential	Of or relating to or acting along or in the direction of a tangent. The reforms were tangential to efforts to maintain a basic standard of life.
thaumaturgy	Any art that invokes supernatural powers. He attracts people by his thaumaturgy.
visionary	Existing only in a vision or in the imagination. A visionary leader.
wizardry	Exceptional creative ability. The car is full of hi tech wizardry.