Rumour Synonyms

ro͝o'mər

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Synonyms for Rumour

hearsay
(Law) Evidence that is not within the personal knowledge of a witness, such as testimony regarding statements made by someone other than the witness, and that therefore may be inadmissible to establish the truth of a particular contention because the accuracy of the evidence cannot be verified through cross-examination.
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bruit
To spread a report of; rumor
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Words Related to Rumour

rumor
To tell, report, or spread by rumor or as a rumor
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suspicion
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rumours
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Rumour Sentence Examples

  • This rumour, however, has no serious foundation.

  • Rumour attributed his death to foul play.

  • This police report at least serves to show the kind of rumour then current.

  • During his second Egyptian campaign a rumour came that Antiochus was dead, and Jason made a raid upon Jerusalem.

  • Suddenly the rumour spread about that Cesare, the pope's second son, was the author of the deed, and although the inquiries then ceased and no conclusive evidence has yet come to light, there is every probability that the charge was well founded.

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