All anecdote synonyms

noun anecdote

• sketch — a simply or hastily executed drawing or painting, especially a preliminary one, giving the essential features without the details.
• short story — a piece of prose fiction, usually under 10,000 words.
• narration — something narrated; an account, story, or narrative.
• reminiscence — the act or process of recalling past experiences, events, etc.
• yarn — thread made of natural or synthetic fibers and used for knitting and weaving.
• tale — a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story: a tale about Lincoln's dog.
• tall tale — far-fetched story
• narrative — a story or account of events, experiences, or the like, whether true or fictitious.
• gag — to introduce usually comic interpolations into (a script, an actor's part, or the like) (usually followed by up).
• incident — an individual occurrence or event.
• relation — an existing connection; a significant association between or among things: the relation between cause and effect.
• recital — a musical entertainment given usually by a single performer or by a performer and one or more accompanists.
• chestnut — A chestnut or chestnut tree is a tall tree with broad leaves.
• fairy tale — a story, usually for children, about elves, hobgoblins, dragons, fairies, or other magical creatures.
• fish story — an exaggerated or incredible story: It was just another one of his fish stories.
• old chestnut — old saying, cliché
• storey — story2 .
• story — a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader; tale.