Synonyms for rumor

Synonyms for (noun) rumor

Synonyms: rumor, rumour, hearsay

Definition: gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth

Similar words: scuttlebutt, gossip, comment

Definition: a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people

Usage: the divorce caused much gossip


Synonyms for (verb) rumor

Synonyms: bruit, rumor, rumour

Definition: tell or spread rumors

Usage: It was rumored that the next president would be a woman

Similar words: dish the dirt, gossip

Definition: wag one's tongue; speak about others and reveal secrets or intimacies

Usage: She won't dish the dirt


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