tale

Synonyms: account anecdote fable fairy tale fiction folk tale legend myth narration narrative novel relation report romance saga short story yarn

Synonyms: canard chestnut clothesline cock-and-bull story defamation detraction exaggeration fabrication falsehood falsity fib fiction lie misrepresentation prevarication rigmarole rumor scandal slander spiel tall story untruism untruth yarn

Antonyms: non-fiction