Anecdote Synonyms

ănĭk-dōt
An entertaining and often oral account of a real or fictitious occurrence
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. story
  2. tale
  3. episode
  4. yarn
  5. reminiscence
  6. fable
  7. ana
  8. incident
  9. chestnut
  10. narrative
  11. tall tale
  12. sketch

Words Related to Anecdote

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. words
  2. See syn. study at
  3. storey
  4. humorous
  5. pithy
  6. amusing

Anecdote Sentence Examples

  • I'd like, if I may, to relate a small anecdote.

  • The following anecdote may illustrate this.

  • But the flood of anecdote and criticism overflowed the narrow channel.

  • He was a charming talker, with a gay humour and a quiet sarcasm and a telling use of anecdote for argument.

  • According to the well-known anecdote, when the Samnites sent ambassadors with costly presents to induce him to exercise his influence on their behalf in the senate, they found A n FIG.

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