Meaning

Telling a story..

Definitions by Sense

1. Telling a story.
2. Overly talkative; garrulous.
3. Of or relating to narration.
4. The systematic recitation of an event or series of events.
5. That which is narrated.
6. A representation of an event or story in a way to promote a certain point of view.
7. (creative writing) A manner of conveying a story, fictional or otherwise, in a body of work.

Example Sentences

But wise through time, and narrative with age.

the narrative thrust of a film

There is a deep divide in our species. On one side, the narrators: those who are indeed intensely narrative, self-storying, Homeric, in their sense of life and self, whether they look to the past or the future.

changing, controlling the narrative

Yes, there were instances of grandstanding and obsessive behaviour, but many were concealed at the time to help protect an aggressively peddled narrative of [Oscar] Pistorius the paragon, the emblem, the trailblazer.

[Alexandra] Bell challenges the dominant coverage of Brown’s killing with the aim of introducing “a perspective and a narrative which is probably how a lot of people from these communities saw it go down”.

The posters quickly became embroiled in the interminable battle over narrative in the Israel-Palestine conflict.

The plot is full of holes, but the narrative is extremely compelling.

Word Forms

• more narrative
• most narrative
• narratives

Synonyms for narrative

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When Should You Use Narrative?

Use narrative when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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