story line

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of STORY LINE

the unfolding of events in a dramatic or literary work <the story line is clumsily interrupted several times to provide some much-needed background information>

Synonyms plot, story, story line

Related Words subplot; arc, development; design, outline, plan, scheme; argument, mythos, subject, theme

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