1. narration, narrative, story, tale

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

Example Sentences:
'his narrative was interesting'
'Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children'

• narration
• narrative
• tale

2. story

a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events

Example Sentences:
'he writes stories for the magazines'

3. floor, level, storey, story

a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale

Example Sentences:
'what level is the office on?'

• floor
• level
• storey

4. account, chronicle, history, story

a record or narrative description of past events

Example Sentences:
'a history of France'
'he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president'
'the story of exposure to lead'

• account
• chronicle
• history

5. account, news report, report, story, write up

a short account of the news

Example Sentences:
'the report of his speech'
'the story was on the 11 o'clock news'
'the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious'

• account
• news report
• report
• write up

6. fib, story, tale, taradiddle, tarradiddle

a trivial lie

Example Sentences:
'he told a fib about eating his spinach'
'how can I stop my child from telling stories?'

• fib
• tale
• taradiddle
• tarradiddle