Synonyms for fairy tale
fai·ry tale

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1. fairytale, fairy tale, fairy storynoun

   a story about fairies; told to amuse children

   Synonyms:
   fairy story, song and dance, fairytale, cock-and-bull story

2. fairytale, fairy tale, fairy story, cock-and-bull story, song and dancenoun

   an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse

   Synonyms:
   fairy story, song and dance, fairytale, cock-and-bull story

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1. fairy tale

   Read the full text of the Fairy Tale poem by Boris Pasternak on the Poetry.com website.

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1. Spun Gold:

   I think everyone wants it to work because Prince Harry is adored around the world, he’s the little boy who lost his mother at 12. He was a slightly off the rails teenager who became a war hero fighting on the frontlines… We want the fairy tale, which has had some tragic lows across the last 30-40 years. The overriding message of the documentary is 'fingers crossed.' Meghan Markle with Prince Harry after their engagement announcement. (Reuters) But those in the documentary warned that this world is not without its pitfalls, Bullen said. You marry into a world that’s diamonds and furs and castles and servants and literally knights in shining armor. But it all comes with a price. Are you ready to pay that price?

2. Pablo Larrain:

   When someone decides not to be the queen, and says, I'd rather go and be myself, it's a big big decision, a fairy tale upside down, how and why do you decide to do that? It's a great universal story that can reach millions and millions of people, and that's what we want to do. We want to make a movie that goes wide, connects with a worldwide audience that is interested in such a fascinating life.

3. Marie Curie:

   I am among those who think that science has great beauty. A scientist in his laboratory is not only a technician: he is also a child placed before natural phenomena which impress him like a fairy tale.

4. Rita Outen:

   There was also that fairy tale comment.

5. Chris McKenna:

   I think Americans would love to have a royal family, they're all about celebrity -- the Kennedys and Camelot, the fairy tale. But it doesn't always play out like that, does it? There's deaths, divorces, scandal. I'd say it was more like 'The Game of Thrones.'.