Synonyms of narratives

narratives

noun

plural of narrative

1

as in stories

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

• stories
• chronologies
• histories
• accounts
• records
• versions
• narrations
• chronicles
• commentaries
• reports
• tales
• memoirs
• diaries
• sagas
• witnesses
• testimonies
• anecdotes
• documentations
• depositions
• testimonials
• journals
• testaments
• blogs
• annals
• logs
• minutes
• logbooks
• yarns
• romances
• epics
• recitations
• case studies
• case histories
• recitals
• gests
• procès-verbaux

2

as in tales

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

• stories
• tales
• novellas
• yarns
• short stories
• histories
• anecdotes
• novelettes
• fables
• myths
• jokes
• parables
• romances
• records
• legends
• annals
• reports
• exempla
• folktales
• fairy tales
• chronicles
• bedtime stories
• accounts

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of narratives

That idea became the foundation for the exhibit’s title, which refers to more than 6,000 freedom narratives identified by historians. — Reginald David, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2026

Each movie will be told from one of the band members’ points of view, with all four films having interconnected narratives. — Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 16 Aug. 2026

The right mix of true and imagined can give the simplest of humane narratives — in this case, the possibility of renewal in an epidemic of hurt — a fresher chance to touch us. — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026

And those narratives shape public policy, and public policy obviously shapes the material conditions of people's lives. — Terry Gross, NPR, 14 Aug. 2026

Domingo will receive the Vantage Award honoring an artist who is helping to challenge dominant narratives around cinema. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2026

The Vantage Award, presented to Domingo, honors an artist who is helping to challenge dominant narratives around cinema. — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026

Lucci’s pragmatic all-of-the-above approach cuts against some of the more purist energy transition narratives dominating Western capitals. — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026

The comic was first published in the 1950s, but the emphasis on last-gasp winners and talismanic performances continued until the mid-1990s — with narratives that cascaded through English football culture in the decades in between. — Mark Carey, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026