Need another word that means the same as “rumor”? Find 4 synonyms and 30 related words for “rumor” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Rumor” are: bruit, rumour, hearsay
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “rumor” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| hearsay | Gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth. According to hearsay Bez had managed to break his arm. |
| rumour | Gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth. Rumour has it that he will take a year off. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “rumor” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| bruit | Tell or spread rumors. I didn t want to have our relationship bruited about the office. |
| rumour | Be circulated as an unverified account. It s rumoured that he lives on a houseboat. |
| broad | Broad in scope or content. A broad lawn. |
| bruit | A report or rumour. I didn t want to have our relationship bruited about the office. |
| confabulate | Have a conference in order to talk something over. She has lapses in attention and concentration—she may be confabulating a little. |
| diffusion | The action of spreading the light from a light source evenly to reduce glare and harsh shadows. The rapid diffusion of ideas and technology. |
| disinformation | False information which is intended to mislead, especially propaganda issued by a government organization to a rival power or the media. The entire Western intelligence system had been systematically manipulated with clever disinformation. |
| dispersal | The act of dispersing or diffusing something. The dispersal of the John Willett Collection. |
| dispersion | Spreading widely or driving off. The study looks at the dispersion of earnings with OECD member countries. |
| disseminate | Cause to become widely known. There is a subset of these low grade tumours that can disseminate and migrate. |
| dissemination | The property of being diffused or dispersed. The dissemination of public information. |
| dissipate | Move away from each other. The cloud of smoke dissipated. |
| distribution | The action or process of supplying goods to retailers. Changes undergone by the area have affected the distribution of its wildlife. |
| erroneous | Containing or characterized by error. Erroneous conclusions. |
| gossip | A conversation about other people an instance of gossiping. They would start gossiping about her as soon as she left. |
| groundless | Not based on any good reason. Your fears are quite groundless. |
| leach | Subject soil ash etc to a leaching process. The nutrient is quickly leached away. |
| misinformation | False or inaccurate information, especially that which is deliberately intended to deceive. Nuclear matters are often entangled in a web of secrecy and misinformation. |
| notorious | Famous or well known, typically for some bad quality or deed. He was a notorious drinker and womanizer. |
| pollute | Defile or corrupt. The explosion polluted the town with dioxin. |
| prevalence | The quality of prevailing generally; being widespread. He was surprised by the prevalence of optimism about the future. |
| proliferation | Rapid reproduction of a cell, part, or organism. Stress levels are high forcing upon them a proliferation of ailments. |
| propaganda | The dissemination of propaganda as a political strategy. The party s leaders believed that a long period of education and propaganda would be necessary. |
| rumour | Gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth. She is rumoured to have gone into hiding. |
| scattered | Occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space. With so much on her plate however she can be a bit scattered. |
| slander | An abusive attack on a person’s character or good name. He is suing the TV company for slander. |
| spread | The fact or process of spreading over an area. Spread your arms. |
| spreading | Act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time. |
| unfounded | Without a basis in reason or fact. Her fear that she had cancer was unfounded. |
| unsubstantiated | Not supported or proven by evidence. Unsubstantiated claims. |
| unsupported | Not borne out by evidence or facts. The assumption was unsupported by evidence. |
| unwarranted | Not justified or authorized. I am sure your fears are unwarranted. |
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