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
• counterfeiter
• equivocator
• cheat
• libelist
• hustler
• cheater
• defrauder
• cozener
• dissimulator
• operator
• double-dealer
• talebearer
• gossip
• palterer
• fraud

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• square shooter

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of storyteller

All this is fun to read, since Philbrick is an adept and congenial storyteller. — Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026

Oketani is a Native Hawaiian writer, director and storyteller born and raised on the island of Oʻahu. — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 26 Oct. 2026

Still, there were a number of real-life court cases that intrigued him as a storyteller with a journalism background. — Tomris Laffly, Time, 23 Oct. 2026

Steven Spielberg and Kate Capshaw are doubling down on independent storytellers. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026