Story
Tale
News item
Rumour
Synonyms: Rumour, piece of hearsay, speculation, kidology, furphy, piece of gossip, whisper, on dit, and tea.
Lie
Synonyms: Lie, falsehood, fabrication, piece of fiction, pishogue, tall story, fairy tale, shaggy-dog story, terminological inexactitude, pork pie, porky, fib, untruth, fiction, white lie, nancy story, fairy story, cock and bull story, whopper, fish story, and porky pie.
Example Sentences
She shared an interesting story.
His story inspired many people.
Tell me the whole story.
The story ended too quickly.