Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun tale

2 senses of tale

Sense 1
narrative, narration, 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; "his narrative was interesting"; "Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children")
       => message, content, subject matter, substance -- (what a communication that is about something is about)

Sense 2
fib, story, tale, tarradiddle, taradiddle -- (a trivial lie; "he told a fib about eating his spinach"; "how can I stop my child from telling stories?")
       => lie, prevarication -- (a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth)