Fable — synonyms, definition

1. fable (Noun)

allegory anecdote apologue exaggeration exemplum extravagance fabrication falsehood falsity fancy fib fiction figment forgery invention legend lie myth narrative parable • • •

fable (Noun) — A deliberately false or improbable account.

fable (Noun) — A short moral story (often with animal characters).

fable (Noun) — A story about mythical or supernatural beings or events.

falsehood falsity story untruth Aesop's fables Arthurian legend Pilgrim's Progress canard Holy Grail Iseult Isolde King Arthur's Round Table Midas Round Table Sangraal Sisyphus Tristan Tristram grail hagiology

2. fable (Verb)

fabricate fib invent lie

fable (Verb) — Invent; speak of as true or real.