fable

The word “fable” has 2 syllables: fa-ble

It's pronounced as /ˈfeɪbəl/

What is synonym and antonym for fable?

In the thesaurus, “fable” has 76 synonyms and 18 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for fable along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for fable

allegory
ambiguity
anecdote
apologue
beast fable
bestiary
bluff
bunk
canard
crock
deceit
deceitfulness
defamation
dishonesty
distortion
duplicity
equivocation
exaggeration
fabrication
fairy story
fairy tale
fallacy
falsehood
falsification
falsity
fantasy
fib
fiction
figment
fish story
fraudulence
half-truth
hogwash
humbug
invention
jive
legend
libel
lie
make-believe
mendacity
misconception
misinformation
misreport
misrepresentation
misstatement
morality play
myth
mythology
mythos
narrative
nonsense
novel
obliquity
old chestnut
old saw
one for the birds
parable
perjury
phantasy
pose
pretence
pretense
prevarication
romance
saga
slander
story
tale
tall story
taradiddle
tarradiddle
untruth
white lie
whopper
yarn

Antonyms for fable

actuality
authentication
confirmation
fact
honesty
materiality
nonfiction
reality
realness
sense
substantiation
truism
truth
truthfulness
validation
veracity
verification
verity

Meanings of fable

noun
1. A fictitious narrative intended to enforce some useful truth or precept, usually with animals, etc. as characters; an apologue. Prototypically, Aesop's Fables.
2. Any story told to excite wonder; common talk; the theme of talk.
3. Fiction; untruth; falsehood.
4. The plot, story, or connected series of events forming the subject of an epic or dramatic poem.
verb
1. To compose fables; hence, to write or speak fiction; to write or utter what is not true.
2. To make up; to devise, and speak of, as true or real; to tell of falsely; to recount in the form of a fable.

Example Sentences

The ancient civilization passed down a moral fable to teach the importance of kindness.
In literature class, students analyzed the elements of a classic Aesop's fable.
Grandma often shared a bedtime fable to entertain and impart valuable life lessons to her grandchildren.
The wise elder spoke in the form of a fable, weaving a story that held profound truths.
The playwright crafted a thought-provoking play that resembled a modern-day fable with allegorical characters.

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