tale

The word “tale” has 1 syllable: tale

It's pronounced as /teɪl/

What is synonym and antonym for tale?

In the thesaurus, “tale” has 107 synonyms and 14 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for tale

account
ambiguity
amount
anecdote
annals
bedtime story
bluff
canard
census
chestnut
chronicle
clothesline
cock-and-bull story
count
deceit
deceitfulness
defamation
detraction
dirt
dirty laundry
dirty linen
dishonesty
distortion
duplicity
episode
equivocation
event
exaggeration
exemplum
fable
fabrication
fairy tale
fallacy
falsehood
falsification
falsity
fib
fiction
folk tale
folktale
fraudulence
gossip
gross
half-truth
happening
hearsay
history
humbug
incident
jive
joke
legend
libel
lie
mendacity
misconception
misinformation
misreport
misrepresentation
misstatement
myth
narration
narrative
nonsense
novel
novelette
novella
obliquity
occurrence
parable
perjury
pose
pretence
pretense
prevarication
recital
recitation
record
recount
relation
report
rigmarole
romance
rumor
saga
scandal
score
scuttlebutt
short story
slander
spiel
story
sum
talebearing
talk
tall story
tally
taradiddle
tarradiddle
tattle
total
untruism
untruth
whisper
whole
whopper
yarn

Antonyms for tale

authentication
confirmation
fact
honesty
nonfiction
praise
substantiation
truism
truth
truthfulness
validation
veracity
verification
verity

Meanings of tale

noun
1. An account of an asserted fact or circumstance; a rumour; a report, especially an idle or malicious story; a piece of gossip or slander; a lie.
2. A rehearsal of what has occurred; narrative; discourse; statement; history; story.
3. A number told or counted off; a reckoning by count; an enumeration.
4. The fraudulent opportunity presented by a confidence man to the mark or victim.
5. Number; tally; quota.
6. Account; estimation; regard; heed.
7. Speech; language.
8. A speech; a statement; talk; conversation; discourse.
9. A count; declaration.
10. A number of things considered as an aggregate; sum.
11. A report of any matter; a relation; a version.
12. Any of several units of measure used in China and elsewhere in eastern Asia, approximately 40 grams.
13. Any of several monetary units equal to the equivalent weight in silver.
14. Leung, a traditional unit of weight, in modern usage legally defined as 1/16 of a catty or kan (斤) or 0.0377993638 kilograms.
verb
1. To speak; discourse; tell tales.
2. To reckon; consider (someone) to have something.

Example Sentences

She told a fascinating tale about her adventures in the Amazon rainforest.
The children were captivated by the fairy tale their grandmother read to them.
His tale of overcoming adversity inspired everyone at the conference.
The old man recounted a haunting tale from his youth.
Every culture has its own legendary tale that is passed down through generations.

On this page you'll find 121 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to tale, such as: account, ambiguity, amount, anecdote, annals, authentication, bedtime story.

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