Fable

/ˈfeɪbəl/

Synonyms for "fable" (122 found)

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Noun(7 words)

fabrication fiction parable allegoryanimal taleapologue compose

actionadventure storyallegorize allegory anagnorisis angle apologue architectonics architecture argument atmosphere backgroundbedtime storycanard catastrophe characterization color complication

Strong matches (36)

Noun(7 words)

concoct fabricate falsehoodfolk taleinvent jataka legend

concoction continuity contrivance denouement designdetective storydevelopment device episode extravaganza fabliau fabricationfairy talefalling actionfancy fantasy fiction fictionalize figmentfolk story

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folktale forgery gestghost storygimmickhorse operaincident invention legend

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Noun(7 words)

liemoral talemyth narrate parables relate tell

linelocal colorlorelove storymarchen mood motif movement mysterymystery storymyth mythicize mythology mythosnursery taleparable peripeteia plan plot pretence

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recite recognition recount rehearse report retellrising actionromance schemesci fiscience fictionsecondary plotshocker slantspace fictionspace operastory structure subject subplotsuspense storyswitchthematic developmenttheme thriller tone topic twist westernwestern storywesterner whodunitwork of fictionyarn

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communicate deceivedidactic literaturedistort express fabricate falsehood falsity fiction legend mislead narrate narrative relateshort storystory

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12 entries

Aesop fableanimal fablegossip illustrate misreportmodern fablemoralizeorigin mythpersonify slandertall taleurban legend

Collocations

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Aesop fableanimal fablefable aboutfable collectionfable formfable lessonfable moralfable traditionmoral fableshort fable

Inflections

3 entries

fabled fables fabling

Derivations

2 entries

fabled fabulist

Sample sentences

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The following passage is a quotation from a well-known fable.

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The following passage was quoted from a well-known fable.

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I regaled the devil; he gave me a fable.

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Every fable ends up with a moral.

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