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Synonyms for hearsay
ˈhɪərˌseɪhearsay

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Wiktionary3.0 / 2 votes

  1. hearsaynoun

    Synonyms:
    common talk, rumor, gossip, report

  2. hearsaynoun

    information that was heard by one person about another

    Synonyms:
    rumor, gossip, report, common talk

  3. hearsaynoun

    evidence based on the reports of others rather than on personal knowledge; normally inadmissible because not made under oath

    Synonyms:
    common talk, rumor, gossip, report

  4. hearsaynoun

    evidence: an out-of-court statement offered in court for the truth of the matter asserted; normally inadmissible because not subject to cross-examination, unless the hearsay statement falls under one of the many exceptions

    Synonyms:
    gossip, rumor, common talk, report

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. hearsay

    Synonyms:
    report, rumor, gossip

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. rumor, rumour, hearsayadjective

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

    Synonyms:
    rumour, rumor

    Antonyms:
    direct

  2. hearsayadjective

    heard through another rather than directly

    "hearsay information"

    Antonyms:
    direct

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. hearsaynoun

    Synonyms:
    rumor, report, fame, bruit, common talk, town talk

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. hearsaynoun

    Synonyms:
    rumor, report, gossip, bruit, on dit

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "hearsay":

    rumor, rumour

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#9152gossip
#15520rumor
#27221rumour
#36418hearsay

How to use hearsay in a sentence?

  1. Lisa Leslie:

    What we were told, and again this is all sort of passed along through hearsay, but what we were told was to not make a big fuss about it so that they could not use Brittney Griner as a pawn, so to speak, in this situation, in the war, to make it like it's not that important or don't make it where we're like,' Free Brittney Griner,' and we start this campaign and then it becomes something that they can use.

  2. John Travolta:

    I haven't experienced anything that the hearsay has [claimed], so why would I communicate something that wasn't true for me?

  3. Loren Weisman:

    Consider choosing the here is how over the I know you can types. Consider connecting with those that have the authority and ability to show, educate and help you create what you want... instead of those that only focus on vague directions, hearsay instructions, empty motivation and scripted hype.

  4. Judge Cynthia Stephens:

    What I have is, at best, a hearsay affidavit that addresses a harm that would be significant, we've got an affidavit that is not firsthand knowledge.

  5. Ben Hirschmann:

    A bunch of the stuff they (Democrats) have is based on hearsay, which doesn't stand up in court. Speculation doesn't stand up either.


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