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Definitions

storytelling

[stawr-ee-tel-ing, stohr-] / ˈstɔr iˌtɛl ɪŋ, ˈstoʊr- /
NOUN
fiction
Synonyms
STRONGEST
best seller book drama fable fantasy imagination legend myth narrative novel tale yarn
STRONG
anecdote clothesline concoction crock fabrication falsehood fancy fib hooey improvisation invention lie misrepresentation potboiler prevarication romance smoke untruth whopper
WEAK
cliff-hanger figment of imagination fish story tall story terminological inexactitude work of imagination
Antonyms
STRONGEST
nonfiction reality truth
NOUN
narration
Synonyms
STRONGEST
anecdote narrative tale voice-over
STRONG
account explanation recital recounting rehearsal relation report story telling yarn
WEAK
recountal
Antonyms
WEAK
concealment suppression

Example Sentences

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Author Andy Weir incorporates complex mathematical concepts into his storytelling, focusing on the science portion of the genre.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

It’s a statement of feeling, born of crazy experience that, in these grim times for honest comedies about life, could become a storytelling manifesto.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

In Lore Segal’s fiction, memory is a mine of storytelling wealth—and conversation among friends is the vital thread of life itself, even when all other pleasures have faded.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Technological revolutions have fueled storytelling since the release of “Metropolis” nearly a century ago.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

Night after night I drifted off to sleep, never dreaming how soon our beautiful storytelling evenings would end.

From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.