Another word for rumor
rumor
Synonyms
rumor
n.
Common talk
hearsay, gossip, report, news, tidings, intelligence, dispatch, scandal, tittle-tattle, word of mouth, grapevine, talk, noise, cry, popular report, fame, repute, bruit, scuttlebutt*, buzz*.
An unsubstantial story
canard, hoax, fabrication, suggestion, supposition, innuendo, story, tale, invention, fiction, falsehood; see also lie 1.
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Another word for rumor
Idle, often sensational and groundless talk about others:
gossip, gossipry, hearsay, report, talebearing, tattle, tittle-tattle, word. (Slang) scuttlebutt. See words
To engage in or spread gossip:
blab, gossip, noise, talk, tattle, tittle-tattle, whisper. Idioms: tell tales, tell tales out of school. See words
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