tale — OET · Shobdo

tale

noun

1 a tale of witches and warlocks:

story, short story, narrative, anecdote, report, account, record, history;

legend, fable, myth, romance, parable, allegory, epic, saga;

informal yarn.

2 Otto told me some shocking tales about Jean-Claude:

rumour, gossip, hearsay, slander, talk, allegation, tittle-tattle, libel, story;

US, informal tea.

3 they were exchanging racy stories and tall tales:

lie, fib, falsehood, story, untruth, fabrication, fiction, piece of fiction, trumped-up story, fake news, alternative fact;

informal tall story, fairy story/tale, cock and bull story, shaggy-dog story, yarn.

tale Oxford Dictionary of English