Synonyms of anecdotes

anecdotes

noun

variants also anecdota

plural of anecdote

as in stories

a brief account of something interesting that happened especially to one personally

told us once again that anecdote about the dog and the bike

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stories
• tales
• yarns
• incidents
• events
• occurrences
• episodes
• happenings
• recitations
• recitals

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of anecdotes

Rich Dad, Poor Dad is a hodgepodge of financial advice and confusing diagrams held together by anecdotes from Kiyosaki’s childhood. — Christopher Cox, Vanity Fair, 26 Aug. 2026

The sporting anecdotes appear reassuring for Haaland, but Patrick Mahomes provides a strong reason for caution. — Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

The profiles in her new film include childhood photos, home videos, and personal anecdotes about the storytellers as young Disney fans. — Eve Chen, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026

Sivan describes the anecdotes in the song as a collage of, and love letter inspired by, several women in his personal life. — Leah Lu, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026

Advertisement But researchers and political scientists have cast doubt on whether those anecdotes are reflective of a widespread trend. — Chantelle Lee, Time, 14 Aug. 2026

What initially seemed like a handful of quirky anecdotes gradually turned into a much broader pattern. — Cyril Grueter, Scientific American, 8 Aug. 2026

According to Mary Lovely, an economist at the Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE), there are other anecdotes like this one. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026

And one of the anecdotes that Bird tells in this book is how President Eisenhower kept coming up with very convincing, very ingenious, plausible arguments for not taking on [Senator] Joe McCarthy directly. — David Frum, The Atlantic, 29 July 2026