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

Meanwhile, China has broadcast its efforts to punish people who expressed doubt about the official narratives. — ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026

Donaphin has worked with the NBA and WNBA for the last decade, more than eight of those years coming on the WNBA side, giving her the proper perspective to handle the business and narratives surrounding the league. — Chantel Jennings, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

On one hand, that there exists a film about an American war from an outside perspective, which is so unflinching in its portrayal of war crimes, is a refreshing reversal of dominant cinematic narratives. — Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2026

The combination of text and image recurs throughout Lynch’s paintings as well, where captions often make distressing narratives explicit. — Tara Anne Dalbow, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Herzog’s fiction narratives haven’t been nearly as successful as his documentaries for some time now, which is a reversal from the early years. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026

Mehrotra pushed back against several bear-case narratives against the memory cycle, explaining how its strategic customer agreements have reshaped the company's business model. — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026

Anyone interested in the couple will have to dig through two contrasting narratives to figure out the truth. — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 2 Sep. 2026

Story facilitation, a process of helping individuals discover and articulate their experiences as meaningful narratives, empowers leaders and teams. — Esther K. Choy, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026