A narrative is a story or an account of a series of events.
...a fast-moving narrative.
Sloan began his narrative with the day of the murder.
Synonyms: story, report, history, detail More Synonyms of narrative
2. uncountable noun
Narrative is the description of a series of events, usually in a novel.
Neither author was very strong on narrative.
...Nye's simple narrative style.
narrative in British English
(ˈnærətɪv)
noun
1.
an account, report, or story, as of events, experiences, etc
2. the narrative
3.
the process or technique of narrating
adjective
4.
telling a story
a narrative poem
5.
of or relating to narration
narrative art
Derived forms
narratively (ˈnarratively)
adverb
narrative in American English
(ˈnærətɪv)
adjective
1.
of, or having the nature of, narration; in story form
2.
occupied or concerned with narration
a narrative poet
noun
3.
a story; account; tale
4.
the art or practice of narrating; narration
SIMILAR WORDS: ˈstory
Derived forms
narratively (ˈnarratively)
adverb
Word origin
L narrativus
Examples of 'narrative' in a sentence
narrative
The coroner recorded a narrative verdict and said it was unclear why she had killed herself.
The Sun (2016)
That narrative is part of the history of the game.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The assistant coroner recorded a narrative verdict.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The coroner returned a narrative verdict.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Another narrative propels the story too, that of ambition.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
And while the narrative arc may seem persuasive, what's missing is the facts.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
At least, that is how the historical narrative has played out over the past 200 years.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
She said that they would praise her'unique voice and haunting narrative' before rejecting her.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
She did a review and that was not an investigative review, that was a narrative report looking at the evidence that had... been assembled.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
His narrative poems had been one aspect of this.
Arthur Herman THE SCOTTISH ENLIGHTENMENT: The Scots' Invention of the Modern World (2002)
His lively journalistic style keeps the narrative on the boil.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The problem is that the arc of the narrative is just too predictable.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
It is in the physical descriptions that the narrative slows.
The Times Literary Supplement (2013)
With daring narrative this book explores what it means to love and be loved.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
His narrative techniques are skilful and there are some thrilling scenes.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Making his story the main narrative turns this into an unexpectedly sympathetic account.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The coroner gave a narrative verdict saying opportunities to spot a serious infection were missed.
The Sun (2013)
This is the foundation for building a historical and emotional narrative.
Bloom, Carol & Gitter, Andrea (contributor) & Gutwill, Susan (contributor) & Kogel,Laura (contributor) & Zaphiropoulos, Lela (contributor) Eating Problems: A Feminist Psychoanalytic Treatment Model (1994)
Then there is the question of narrative voice.
The Times Literary Supplement (2014)
These days other historical narratives are being heard.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Both books are written in a narrative style.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
It is a narrative arc we all grasp intuitively.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The challenge in any first-person narrative is staying in character and resisting the tendency to preach in a costume.
Christianity Today (2000)
But The Hobbit is already a journey narrative.
The Times Literary Supplement (2012)
The majority of these poems count as narrative verse, but you wouldn't read them for the plot.
The Times Literary Supplement (2013)
It is hard to know how explicit this was, since programmes follow a step-by-step narrative in their descriptions of a numbered key.
The Times Literary Supplement (2014)
According to the narrative in that report, inflation has been pushed up by a series of one-off factors that will fade away over time.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
In other languages
narrative
British English: narrative NOUN
A narrative is a story or an account of a series of events.
...a fast-moving narrative.
American English: narrative
Brazilian Portuguese: narrativa
Chinese: 故事
European Spanish: narrativa
French: récit
German: Erzählung
Italian: narrazione
Japanese: 体験談
Korean: 이야기
European Portuguese: narrativa
Latin American Spanish: narrativa
Chinese translation of 'narrative'
narrative
(ˈnærətɪv)
n(c/u)
叙(敘)述 (xùshù)
(noun)
Definition
an account of events
He began his narrative with the day of the murder.
Synonyms
story
a popular love story with a happy ending
report
a full report of what happened here tonight
history
his magnificent history of broadcasting in Canada
detail
account
I gave a detailed account of what had happened that night.
statement
statements from witnesses to the event
tale
a collection of poems and folk tales
chronicle
this vast chronicle of Napoleonic times
recital
She gave a thrilling recital of her adventures in the Andes.
Additional synonyms
in the sense of account
Definition
a report or description
I gave a detailed account of what had happened that night.
Synonyms
description,
report,
record,
story,
history,
detail,
statement,
relation,
version,
tale,
explanation,
narrative,
chronicle,
portrayal,
recital,
depiction,
narration
in the sense of chronicle
Definition
a record of events in chronological order
this vast chronicle of Napoleonic times
Synonyms
record,
story,
history,
account,
register,
journal,
diary,
narrative,
annals,
log,
blog
in the sense of history
Definition
a record or account of past events and developments
his magnificent history of broadcasting in Canada
Synonyms
chronicle,
record,
story,
account,
relation,
narrative,
saga,
recital,
narration,
annals,
recapitulation
Synonyms of 'narrative'
narrative
Explore 'narrative' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of recital
Definition
a narration or description
She gave a thrilling recital of her adventures in the Andes.
Synonyms
account,
telling,
story,
detailing,
statement,
relation,
tale,
description,
narrative,
narration,
enumeration,
recapitulation
in the sense of report
Definition
an account of the discussions of a committee or other group of people