Synonyms of storyteller

storyteller

noun

ˈstȯr-ē-ˌte-lər 

as in liar

a person who tells lies

he's something of a storyteller, so I wouldn't put too much stock in anything he says

Synonyms & Similar Words

• liar
• fabulist
• fabricator
• prevaricator
• fibber
• exaggerator
• slanderer
• mythomaniac
• defamer
• perjurer
• calumniator
• libeler
• distorter
• falsifier
• gossiper
• deceiver
• dissembler
• pretender
• charlatan
• knave
• mountebank
• cheat
• counterfeiter
• equivocator
• libelist
• hustler
• cheater
• defrauder
• cozener
• operator
• dissimulator
• double-dealer
• talebearer
• gossip
• palterer
• fraud

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• square shooter

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of storyteller

Just hours after the 230 artists and storytellers who are up for this year’s Academy Awards got together at the annual Oscar Nominees Luncheon, The Hollywood Reporter kept the awards season festivities going with a Nominees Night celebration. —Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026

Rather than walking through roles chronologically, strong career storytellers connect the dots. —Ashley Herd, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026

Boz was an ebullient and energetic storyteller and conversationalist. —Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026

Then there are the charismatic storytellers. —Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Feb. 2026