parable

The word “parable” has 3 syllables: par-a-ble

It's pronounced as /ˈpær.ə.bəl/


What is synonym and antonym for parable?

In the thesaurus, “parable” has 13 synonyms.

Here are synonyms for parable along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for parable

  • allegory
  • apologue
  • beast fable
  • bestiary
  • fable
  • legend
  • lesson
  • morality play
  • myth
  • mythology
  • narrative
  • tale
  • teaching

Meanings of parable

  • noun
    1. A short narrative illustrating a lesson (usually religious/moral) by comparison or analogy.
  • verb
    1. To represent by parable.
  • adjective
    1. That can easily be prepared or procured; obtainable.

Example Sentences

  • The teacher used a parable to illustrate the importance of kindness to her students.
  • In many cultures, a parable serves as a moral lesson that resonates with listeners.
  • The story of the Good Samaritan is a well-known parable that emphasizes compassion for others.
  • He found the parable in the book to be a powerful reminder of the value of humility.
  • Each parable told by the elder contained wisdom that had been passed down through generations.

On this page you'll find 13 synonyms or another words to parable, such as: allegory, apologue, beast fable, bestiary, fable, legend, lesson.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

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unattainable

  • absurd
  • aloof
  • apart
  • away
  • beyond
  • beyond reach
  • contrary to reason
  • cureless
  • debatable
  • disputable
  • distant
  • doubtable
  • doubtful
  • dubious
  • elusive
  • fantastic
  • fantastical
  • far
  • far-fetched
  • far-off
  • faraway
  • fishy
  • futile
  • hardly possible
  • hidden
  • hopeless
  • hundred-to-one
  • impassable
  • impervious
  • implausible
  • impossible
  • impracticable
  • impractical
  • improbable
  • inaccessible
  • inapproachable
  • inconceivable
  • inconvenient
  • incredible
  • inexecutable
  • infeasible
  • insoluble
  • insolvable
  • insuperable
  • insurmountable
  • irrealizable
  • irreparable
  • isolated
  • no-go
  • no-win
  • not a prayer
  • not at hand
  • out of the question
  • out of the way
  • out-of-the-way
  • outlandish
  • preposterous
  • problematic
  • problematical
  • questionable
  • remote
  • removed
  • ridiculous
  • secluded
  • shady
  • shaky
  • suspect
  • suspicious
  • too much
  • unachievable
  • unapproachable
  • unavailable
  • unbelievable
  • uncorrectable
  • undoable
  • unfeasible
  • ungettable
  • unimaginable
  • unlikely
  • unobtainable
  • unreachable
  • unrealizable
  • unreasonable
  • unrecoverable
  • unsolvable
  • unthinkable
  • untouchable
  • unusable
  • unworkable
  • useless
  • visionary
  • way-out

dainty

  • acute
  • agreeable
  • airy
  • ambrosial
  • appetizing
  • attractive
  • beautiful
  • better
  • bijou
  • bit
  • bonny
  • candy
  • captious
  • careful
  • carping
  • cate
  • caviling
  • cavilling
  • charming
  • choice
  • choosey
  • choosy
  • classic
  • comely
  • critical
  • cute
  • darling
  • delectable
  • delicacy
  • delicate
  • delicious
  • delightful
  • delish
  • demanding
  • dessert
  • diaphanous
  • digestible
  • discerning
  • discriminating
  • eatable
  • edible
  • elegant
  • elite
  • ethereal
  • exacting
  • excellent
  • exceptional
  • exclusive
  • exquisite
  • extraordinary
  • fabulous
  • fair
  • fancy
  • fastidious
  • faultfinding
  • fine
  • finical
  • finicking
  • finicky
  • first-class
  • first-rate
  • flavorful
  • flavorsome
  • fragile
  • frail
  • fussbudgety
  • fussy
  • goodie
  • goody
  • graceful
  • grand
  • gratifying
  • great
  • heavenly
  • high-grade
  • hypercritical
  • hyperfastidious
  • incomparable
  • insightful
  • jewellike
  • junket
  • kickshaw
  • knowledgeable
  • lacy
  • light
  • lovely
  • luscious
  • lush
  • marvellous
  • marvelous
  • meticulous
  • mincing
  • morsel
  • mouthwatering
  • neat
  • nice
  • niminy-piminy
  • noble
  • nuanced
  • old-maidish
  • outstanding
  • overcritical
  • overdemanding
  • painstaking
  • palatable
  • par excellence
  • particular
  • peerless
  • peevish
  • perceptive
  • pernickety
  • persnickety
  • petite
  • petulant
  • picked
  • picky
  • pleasant
  • pleasing
  • precious
  • preeminent
  • premium
  • pretty
  • prickly
  • prim
  • prime
  • prissy
  • punctilious
  • queasy
  • queazy
  • rare
  • refined
  • satisfying
  • savory
  • savoury
  • scrumptious
  • scrupulous
  • select
  • selected
  • selective
  • sensational
  • soft
  • special
  • splendid
  • squeamish
  • stellar
  • sterling
  • subtle
  • succulent
  • superb
  • superior
  • superlative
  • supernal
  • supreme
  • sweet
  • sweetmeat
  • tasteful
  • tasty
  • tender
  • terrific
  • tidbit
  • tip-top
  • titbit
  • toothsome
  • toothy
  • top
  • top-notch
  • touchy
  • transcendent
  • treat
  • trim
  • twee
  • ultrafastidious
  • ultrarare
  • unsurpassed
  • viand
  • well-made
  • wonderful
  • yummy

pally

  • affable
  • affectionate
  • amicable
  • bosom
  • buddy-buddy
  • chummy
  • clannish
  • cliquey
  • cliquish
  • close
  • close-knit
  • clubby
  • complacent
  • confidential
  • confiding
  • congenial
  • constant
  • conversable
  • convivial
  • cordial
  • cozy
  • cozy with
  • exclusive
  • familiar
  • fond
  • forbidding
  • friendly
  • genial
  • good-natured
  • gregarious
  • incestuous
  • inhospitable
  • inseparable
  • intimate
  • kissy-huggy
  • lovey-dovey
  • mellow
  • neighborly
  • outgoing
  • pack
  • palsy
  • palsy-walsy
  • snobbish
  • snobby
  • sociable
  • social
  • thick
  • tight
  • tight with
  • unfriendly

joinable

  • combinable
  • indivisible
  • inseparable

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