Adventure story
Adventure story noun - A story of an adventure.
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Synonyms for Adventure story
Tale and adventure story are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tale" instead a noun phrase "Adventure story".
Tale
Tale noun - A rumor or report of a personal or sensational nature.
Adventure story and tale are semantically related. You can use "Adventure story" instead a noun "Tale".
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- Fans of the book will know Bridge to Terabithia is not a fantasy adventure story, as depicted in the trailers for the movie, but more of a tale about bonding between two friends.
Source: Never Trust A Trailer / Film -
The 13th Warrior is an adventure story that inserts the Real Life Arabic traveler Ahmad ibn Fadlan into a tale of Nordic saga.
- The Ribbajack is an anthology made up of six short stories, one of which, "Miggy Mags and the Malabar Sailor", about the adventures of a girl and her pet mongoose, has a more lighthearted tone than the other five, playing out like a standard adventure story instead of a cautionary tale.
Source: Breather Episode
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