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

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

To put my whole psyche, insecurities, anecdotes, family, community, insanity out there in a show in this way. — Damon Wise, Deadline, 29 July 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

Between the lines of his story are all sorts of anecdotes — of unsuccessful trials in the Premier League and Scottish Premiership, of agents declining the opportunity to represent him, and MLS teams failing to notice him. — Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 25 July 2026

However, unlike most of the peptide fans who share anecdotes online, Kennedy is in a position to turn his hobby into policy. — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 24 July 2026

The nonchronological memoir included anecdotes from her young adulthood, life musings after meeting her husband and neurodivergent advocacy, infused with her signature cringeworthy flair. — Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026

But the evidence often stops at anecdotes--and that creates a dangerous illusion of safety. — Robert Glatter, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Yet perhaps the real challenge to literary biography today is the account that does play to the gallery but uses fictional anecdotes. — Literary Hub, 20 July 2026