What is another word for tall tale?
Pronunciation:
[ tˈɔːl tˈe͡ɪl], [ tˈɔːl tˈeɪl], [ t_ˈɔː_l t_ˈeɪ_l]
Related words: tall tales, is tall tale, tall tale of johnny appleseed
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Synonyms for Tall tale:
n.
• anecdote (noun) • cock-and-bull story (noun) • communication (noun) • falsehood (noun)- dissimulation,
- fibbery,
- half truths,
- Untruism,
- figment,
- feigning,
- fallaciousness,
- half truth,
- falseness,
- mis-statement,
- fakery,
- perjury,
- hogwash,
- cover up,
- coverup.
- over statements,
- trumpedup stories,
- incredible stories,
- fish-story,
- over-statement,
- over-statements,
- trumped-up stories,
- over statement,
- trumpedup story,
- trumped up stories.
- narration,
- potboiler,
- old chestnut,
- story,
- shaggy dog story,
- potboilers,
- sea story,
- short stories,
- chestnut,
- fairy stories,
- cock-and-bull story,
- falsehood,
- fish story,
- sketch,
- narrative,
- literature,
- long and short of it,
- lore,
- chestnuts,
- trumped-up story,
- anecdote,
- tale,
- false belief,
- fairy story,
- fiction,
- trumped up story,
- storytelling,
- short story,
- incredible story,
- tall story,
- yarn.
Other synonyms:
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- canard.
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- prevarication,
- falsity,
- whopper.
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- fable.
How to use "Tall tale" in context?
There are many tall tales told throughout the world. Most are silly, but a few are so clever that they have become true. One of the most famous tall tales is the Woodchuck tale. This story is about a woodchuck who proves himself to be a master woodsman.
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