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HEARSAY: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for HEARSAY?

Need another word that means the same as “hearsay”? Find 9 synonyms for “hearsay” in this overview.

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The synonyms of “Hearsay” are: rumor, rumour, gossip, tittle-tattle, tattle, idle chatter, idle talk, mere talk, report

Hearsay as a Noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “hearsay” as a noun can have the following definitions:

The report of another person's words by a witness, which is usually disallowed as evidence in a court of law.
Gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth.
Information received from other people which cannot be substantiated; rumour.

gossip	A conversation about other people an instance of gossiping. He became the subject of much local gossip.
idle chatter	The state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling.
idle talk	The state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling.
mere talk	A small pond of standing water.
report	The act of informing by verbal report. He was a person of bad report.
rumor	Gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth.
rumour	A currently circulating story or report of uncertain or doubtful truth. Rumour has it that he will take a year off.
tattle	Gossip; idle talk. For each story of mine a titbit of town tattle* must be exchanged.*
tittle-tattle	Light informal conversation for social occasions.