Synonyms: story, tale, taradiddle, tarradiddle, fib
Definition: a trivial lie
Usage: he told a fib about eating his spinach; how can I stop my child from telling stories?
Similar words: prevarication, lie
Definition: a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
Synonyms: story, tale, narration, narrative
Definition: 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
Usage: his narrative was interesting; Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children
Similar words: subject matter, substance, message, content
Definition: what a communication that is about something is about