Related Words for hearsay

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WordSyllablesCategories
indirect
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Noun, Noun
rumour
xx
Noun, Noun
rumor
/x
Noun, Noun
conjecture
x/x
Noun
unsubstantiated
xx/xxx
Adjective
anecdotal
xx/x
Adjective
corroboration
xxx/x
Noun
gossip
/x
Noun
innuendo
xx/x
Noun
accusation
xx/x
Noun
speculation
xx/x
Noun
apocryphal
x/xx
Name
baseless
/x
Adjective
eyewitness
//x
Noun
allegation
xx/x
Noun
testimony
/xxx
Noun
anecdotes
/xx
Noun
untrue
x/
Adjective
unfounded
x/x
Adjective
factual
/xx
Adjective
facts
/
Noun
evidence
/xx
Noun
untruthful
x/x
Adjective
misinformation
xxx/x
Noun
supposition
xx/x
Noun
slanderous
/xx
Adjective
gossipy
/xx
Adjective
circumstantial
xx/x
Adjective
hyperbole
x/xx
Noun
recollections
xx/x
Noun
assertions
x/x
Noun
substantiated
x/xxx
Verb
falsehood
/x
Noun
contradicting
xx/x
Verb
insinuations
xxx/x
Noun
conclusory
x/xx
Adjective
exculpatory
x/xxx
Adjective
witnesses
/xx
Noun
nonsense
/x
Noun
exaggerations
xxx/x
Noun
statements
/x
Noun
affidavits
xx/x
Noun
misrepresentation
xxxx/x
Noun
sketchy
/x
Adjective
misinterpretation
xxxx/x
Noun
inference
/xx
Noun
uninformed
xx/
Adjective
inadmissible
xx/xx
Adjective
presumptions
x/x
Noun
unconfirmed
xx/
Adjective
erroneous
x/xx
Adjective
falsity
/xx
Noun
admissibility
xxx/xx
Noun
verifiable
/xxxx
Adjective
secondhand
/xx
Adjective
misinformed
xx/
Verb
unreliable
xx/xx
Adjective
anecdotal evidence
xx/x/xx
Phrase, Noun
guesswork
/x
Noun
benefit of the doubt
/xx/x/
Phrase, Noun
understatement
/xxx
Noun
imputation
xx/x
Noun
aside
x/
Adverb
scandal
/x
Noun
canard
x/
Noun
conspiracy theory
x/xx/x
Phrase, Noun
suspicion
x/x
Noun
counterfactual
/x/xx
Adjective
trash
/
Noun
unknown
x/
Adjective
fake news
//
Phrase, Noun
discrepancy
x/xx
Noun
something or other
/x//x
Phrase, Noun
fable
/x
Noun
calumny
/xx
Noun
junk
/
Noun
trivia
/xx
Noun
denial
x/x
Noun
preconception
xx/x
Noun
underreporting
/xx/x
Noun
difficulty
/xxx
Noun
proverb
/x
Noun
gibberish
/xx
Noun
doubtful
/x
Adjective
garbage
/x
Noun
illiterate
x/xx
Adjective
ignorant
/xx
Adjective
crediting
/xx
Verb
merest
/x
Adjective
legend
/x
Noun
tales
/
Noun
superstition
xx/x
Noun
rely
x/
Verb
vague
/
Adjective
scraps
/
Noun
admission
x/x
Noun
folklore
/x
Noun
excluding
x/x
Verb
rule
/
Noun
observation
xx/x
Noun
prejudice
/xx
Noun
impressions
x/x
Noun
reliable
x/xx
Adjective
largely
/x
Adverb
reliance
x/x
Noun
pure
/
Adjective
admitting
x/x
Verb
intuition
xx/x
Noun
repeating
x/x
Verb
amusements
x/x
Noun
anglo
/x
Name
authentic
x/x
Adjective
authenticated
x/xxx
Adjective
authoritative
x/xxx
Adjective
celebrity
x/xx
Noun
chatter
/x
Noun, Verb
commonplaces
/xxx
Noun
concise
x/
Adjective, Verb
credible
/xx
Adjective
firsthand
x/
Adjective, Adverb
guesses
/x
Noun, Verb
guides
/
Noun
hint
/
Noun, Verb
idea
x/x
Noun
literary
/xxx
Adjective
prevalent
/xx
Adjective, Noun
report
x/
Noun, Verb
reputation
xx/x
Noun
rhymes
/
Noun
sources
/x
Noun
trustworthy
/xx
Adjective
truthful
/x
Adjective
vegetable
/xx
Noun, Adjective
no
/
Noun, Adverb, Adjective
milestone
/x
Noun, Verb
sorta
/x
Adverb
anymore
xx/
Adverb
literally
/xxx
Adverb
tell
/
Verb, Noun
expression
x/x
Noun
bulletproof
/xx
Adjective, Verb