Thesaurus results for NARRATIONS

narrations

noun

plural of narration

as in stories

a relating of events usually in the order in which they happened a narration that vastly overstates her minor role in this international affair

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of narrations Anedda resists explaining the dominance of largely male voices of past narrations. — Wallis Wilde-Menozzi, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026 Among the popular narrations are those read by Ian McKellen, Claire Danes, Dan Stevens, Stephen Fry, Anthony Heald and Benedict Cumberbatch. — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 24 June 2026 The Cleveland native moved to New York in 1981 and worked as a freelance national voice-over artist until his retirement in 2021, heard on thousands of commercials, promos and narrations over those four decades. — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 24 Apr. 2026 The action is largely desynchronized, the activities onscreen contrasting with the voice-over narrations, with the effect of destabilizing the present tense of the movie, imbuing it with nostalgia and with longing for possible futures. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2025 Each episode still opens with character narrations that double as musings on existence, and some dive fully into that ache. — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2025 One accessibility feature that no live TV service offers is audio descriptions or audible narrations of on-screen actions that would not be otherwise discernible from dialog alone. — PC Magazine, 5 Sep. 2024

Recent Examples of Synonyms for narrations

Noun

The histories, stories and insights into personalities will be lost forever.

— Gary Barron, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026
When researchers tell stories about people who are victims of crimes—ranging from having an iPad stolen to being raped—such victims are seen as virtuous, more moral and more trustworthy than comparable people who have not been victimized.

— Paul Bloom, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of stories

Noun

One of the best actors working today, Coon essentially plays two different sides of Rita with astonishing range across these chronologies, portraying the past and the present of her character through distinctive markers.

— Tomris Laffly, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
And so those chronologies are really important for me in each one of these investigations.

— Terry Gross, NPR, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of chronologies

Noun

The histories, stories and insights into personalities will be lost forever.

— Gary Barron, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026
While Future, Drizzy and Trav have extensive collaborative histories with one another, this marks the first time the rap avengers trio has joined forces on a track.

— Michael Saponara, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of histories

Noun

The platform offered another reason, however, for removing Polson's articles and blocking his accounts from further submissions.

— TODD WALLACK THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
Ueno Bank previously said more than a million people opened bank accounts for the first time using its services, which included generous cash back offers on groceries.

— Ava Berger, NPR, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of accounts

Noun

And consequently, who is better able to hold up a mirror to a zeitgeist in which the politics of identity and grand narratives of public life have invaded the most private spaces?

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2026
The experience has given Alderton a taste for adaptation—and for tackling narratives with settings that go outside her own personal experience.

— Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of narratives

Noun

Outside legal counsel will assist a committee of independent directors to evaluate all available records.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Nov. 2026
The administration did not specify in the October court records when the deportations would be carried out.

— Safiyah Riddle, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2026

Definition of records

Noun

Previous versions included the planet’s core, mantle, crust and stellar radiation but did not account for the surface and atmosphere.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
The iconic cheer team filed its lawsuit last month, claiming the knockoff versions of its signature blue-and-white uniforms were used without authorization during a mock gun battle onstage.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of versions

Noun

Check your texts and inboxes later for our full earnings commentaries on both DuPont and Eaton.

— Matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026
My irritation was not with the charge itself but with how some of the commentaries about it invoked as evidence Vance’s wish to be buried in the country graveyard where generations of his ancestors already rest.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of commentaries

Browse Nearby Words

narration

narrations

narrative

See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

Style

“Narrations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narrations. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

Copy Citation

Synonyms of narrations

noun

Example Sentences

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

defer

Popular in Grammar & Usage

How to Use 'Who' vs. 'Whom'

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

Is it 'nerve-racking' or 'nerve-wracking'?

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?

Popular in Wordplay

Great Big List of Beautiful and Useless Words, Vol. 5

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

7 Words for Old-Timey Vehicles

Even More Bird Names that Sound Like Insults (and Sometimes Are)

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World

Popular

How to Use 'Who' vs. 'Whom'

Great Big List of Beautiful and Useless Words, Vol. 5

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Games & Quizzes