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

In the 21st century, social media has transformed every visitor into a global storyteller. — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 2 July 2026

There’s even a resident storyteller that visits with guests to share some of the property’s history. — Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Mallaby, a longtime financial journalist, is a nimble storyteller, and his portrait of one of the single-minded personalities plunging the world into an uncertain future is also an engaging drama of discovery. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 29 June 2026

That requires the writer to be much more dominant in the role of storyteller. — Longreads, 25 June 2026