retold
Shared once more
Retold is the past tense of retell—to tell a story again, often with variations or from a new perspective.
Fairy tales and myths are frequently retold across generations: a retold version of Cinderella set in modern New York.
The word implies the story existed before; something retold carries echoes of its original.
Narrate or retally
- narrateTell a story aloud
- paraphraseRestatement in new words
- summarizeState main points briefly
- recapitulateSummarize main points again
relay · chronicle · convey · describe · render · report · relate · version
Unverified traditional tale
- sagaExtended heroic narrative
- epicImpressively grand in scope
- fableMoral tale with animals
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
mythos · lore · pantheon · hero · quest · prophecy · ballad · bard
Inherited cultural legacy
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- genealogyStudy of family descent
- ancestorsThose from whom one descends
- forebearsAncestral family members
traditions · legacy · oral history · elders · grandparents · folklore · family stories · roots
New understanding of something
- modernizedMade contemporary
- updatedMade current or modern
- reworkedAltered after initial attempt
- adaptedMade fit for purpose
transformed · reinvented · revised · spin · remake · reboot · revisionist · fractured fairy tale
recount
Narrate or retally
- narrateTell a story aloud
- paraphraseRestatement in new words
- summarizeState main points briefly
recapitulate · relay · chronicle · convey · describe · render · report · relate · version · account
legend
Unverified traditional tale
folklore · mythos · lore · pantheon · hero · quest · prophecy · ballad · bard · trickster
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- genealogyStudy of family descent
- ancestorsThose from whom one descends
forebears · traditions · legacy · oral history · elders · grandparents · folklore · family stories · roots · origin stories
reinterpretation
New understanding of something
- modernizedMade contemporary
- updatedMade current or modern
- reworkedAltered after initial attempt
adapted · transformed · reinvented · revised · spin · remake · reboot · revisionist · fractured fairy tale · contemporary