Dictionary of synonyms

Synonyms and antonyms of the word: parable

Synonyms:

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Usage examples:

Coming across this parable recently got me thinking about how it’s possible to have such differing, even disparate, impressions about the same subject.

Source: https://tbrnewsmedia.com/nature-matters-the-six-blind-men-the-elephant-and-steve-englebright/

For a long time I wanted a parable with a tidy moral about sweetly stubborn hope or stupidly unbreakable habit.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/10/opinion/noma-closing-fine-dining-redzepi.html

If Chiang's story is a parable about the importance of keeping humans “in the loop,” it also makes a subtle case for ensuring that the circle of knowledge is as large as possible.

Source: https://www.wired.com/story/should-i-learn-coding-as-a-second-language/

It's a feminist parable, a corporate satire, an adventure movie, a story of self-empowerment, and even a musical.

Source: https://www.slashfilm.com/1347514/quirkiest-moments-barbie-ranked/

Jesus, using the parable of the sower shows that 3/4 of the Word of God that people hear are not put to use.

Source: https://www.thenews-chronicle.com/sow-your-seed-in-a-good-soil/

Pope Francis explained Jesus’ message behind the dramatic parable and the reason for its “sad ending.”

Source: https://www.ncregister.com/cna/pope-francis-do-not-forget-your-life-and-faith-are-a-gift-from-god

So what does the oil in the parable refer to?

Source: https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/from-gospel-running-fumes.1066419

That’s not a movie title — it’s the title of a parable.

Source: https://variety.com/2023/film/reviews/big-george-foreman-review-khris-davis-1235595499/

“The fact that the man, beaten and robbed, is abandoned on the side of the road” in the parable “represents the condition in which all too many of our brothers and sisters are left at a time when they most need help,” the pope said.

Source: https://www.catholicsun.org/2023/01/10/churchs-mission-is-seen-in-care-for-the-sick-pope-says-in-message/

The parable should encourage such people to keep struggling.

Source: https://www.thenews-chronicle.com/sow-your-seed-in-a-good-soil/

The sermon was about Jesus’ parable of the two sons (Matthew 21:28-32).

Source: https://www.ncregister.com/blog/did-martin-luther-really-say-snow-remark