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Synonyms for novel
ˈnɒv əlnov·el

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English Synonyms and Antonyms2.0 / 1 vote

  1. novel

    Fiction is now chiefly used of a prose work in narrative form in which the characters are partly or wholly imaginary, and which is designed to portray human life, with or without a practical lesson; a romance portrays what is picturesque or striking, as a mere fiction may not do; novel is a general name for any continuous fictitious narrative, especially a love-story; fiction and novel are used with little difference of meaning, except that novel characterizes a work in which the emotional element is especially prominent. The moral of the fable is expressed formally; the lesson of the fiction, if any, is inwrought. A fiction is studied; a myth grows up without intent. A legend may be true, but can not be historically verified; a myth has been received as true at some time, but is now known to be false. A fabrication is designed to deceive; it is a less odious word than falsehood, but is really stronger, as a falsehood may be a sudden unpremeditated statement, while a fabrication is a series of statements carefully studied and fitted together in order to deceive; the falsehood is all false; the fabrication may mingle the true with the false. A figment is something imaginary which the one who utters it may or may not believe to be true; we say, "That statement is a figment of his imagination." The story may be either true or false, and covers the various senses of all the words in the group. Apologue, a word simply transferred from Greek into English, is the same as fable. Compare ALLEGORY.

    Synonyms:
    allegory, apologue, fable, fabrication, falsehood, fiction, figment, invention, legend, myth, romance, story

    Antonyms:
    certainty, fact, history, literalness, reality, truth, verity

Princeton's WordNet2.3 / 8 votes

  1. novelnoun

    an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story

    Antonyms:
    unoriginal, old

  2. noveladjective

    a printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction

    "his bookcases were filled with nothing but novels"; "he burned all the novels"

    Antonyms:
    old, unoriginal

  3. fresh, new, noveladjective

    original and of a kind not seen before

    "the computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem"

    Synonyms:
    tonic, impertinent, wise, bracing, young, newfangled, refreshing, sassy, new, unused, fresh, new(a), raw, unexampled, smart, reinvigorated, unfermented, sweet, saucy, clean, impudent, refreshed, invigorated, brisk, overbold, refreshful

    Antonyms:
    unoriginal, old

  4. novel, refreshingadjective

    pleasantly new or different

    "common sense of a most refreshing sort"

    Synonyms:
    refreshing, tonic, refreshful, bracing, new, brisk, fresh

    Antonyms:
    unoriginal, old

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Editors Contribution0.0 / 0 votes

  1. booknoun

    they are similar because both tell a long story.

    the novel she is reading is very interesting.

    Submitted by rinat on May 31, 2023  

Dictionary of English Synonymes4.0 / 1 vote

  1. noveladjective

    Synonyms:
    new, strange, unusual, late, modern, recent

  2. novelnoun

    Synonyms:
    tale, romance, story, fiction, fictitious narrative, extended parable

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words3.3 / 3 votes

  1. noveladjective

    Synonyms:
    new, recent, fresh, unusual, rare, unique, innovative

  2. novelnoun

    Synonyms:
    fiction, romance, story, tale

PPDB, the paraphrase database2.0 / 1 vote

  1. List of paraphrases for "novel":

    roman, new, innovative, fiction, romanesque, romance, unpublished, unpubl.

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD3.0 / 2 votes

  1. NOVEL

    Synonyms:
    Nitroglycerin as an Option: Value in Early Bone Loss

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How to use novel in a sentence?

  1. Alexis Thompson:

    There were no novel side effects identified that related either to the LentiGlobin vector or the gene therapy procedure itself, we clearly want to watch for a much more extended period of time to be sure that there are no additional safety concerns.

  2. Chris Babu:

    Who would have thought I could start writing after a career doing something totally different at 40 years old, but it is possible, a lot of people have a lifelong dream of writing a novel. That was not one of mine. It was a sudden inspiration for me, and I feel like I've really found that thing that I'm supposed to be doing.

  3. Kushnirsky Gerber:

    It’s frustrating that it should still be a novel issue that posing in front of an artwork for a commercial product is unlawful, if anything, we should be strengthening legal protections for artists in order to encourage public artworks.

  4. Christian Bale:

    I was asked to do a romantic comedy recently and I thought they ’d lost their minds, i don’t know why anyone would ever offer me a romantic comedy, Christian Bale continued. CHRISTIAN BALE UNRECOGNIZABLE IN FIRST PICS AS DICK CHENEY FOR LATEST BIOPIC ROLE But Christian Bale said thought the 2000 flick American Psycho was very funny, referring to Christian Bale breakout leading role in which Christian Bale played Patrick Bateman, a rich New York investment banker with an urge to kill. The movie is based on Bret Easton Ellis ’ 1992 novel of the same name. The Oscar winner described.

  5. William Schaffner:

    Vanderbilt University School of Medicine's certainly a novel and provocative approach to trying to prevent this illness. We need all the help we can get, what we've seen are previews of coming attractions, as they say in the movie theater.


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