Synonyms of narrative

narrative

noun

1

as in story

a relating of events usually in the order in which they happened

wrote a witty, chatty narrative of all the happenings at the party

Synonyms & Similar Words

• story
• chronology
• history
• account
• narration
• record
• version
• chronicle
• commentary
• tale
• report
• memoir
• diary
• commentaries
• saga
• documentation
• testimony
• witness
• anecdote
• journal
• testimonial
• deposition
• annals
• blog
• testament
• log
• epic
• minutes
• romance
• logbook
• recitation
• yarn
• recital
• case study
• case history
• procès-verbal
• geste
• gest

2

as in tale

a work with imaginary characters and events that is shorter and usually less complex than a novel

in such narratives as "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" and "The Purloined Letter," Edgar Allan Poe essentially created the modern detective story

Synonyms & Similar Words

• story
• tale
• novella
• yarn
• short story
• history
• fable
• novelette
• anecdote
• myth
• joke
• parable
• romance
• record
• legend
• annals
• chronicle
• report
• fairy tale
• exemplum
• bedtime story
• folktale
• account