Thesaurus results for HEARSAY

hearsay

noun

ˈhir-ˌsā

as in rumor

information or opinion that is widely disseminated without any authority or confirmation of accuracy supposedly, he's planning to quit, but that's only hearsay

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Recent Examples of hearsay Deputy District Attorney Rob Baker argued that allowing testimony about genocide and political motivations could invite hearsay and speculation. —

Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 10 Dec. 2025 Lawyer Sherborne has now made an application to call Burrows' evidence as hearsay, while ANL defense lawyer, Anthony White KC, asked the court to allow him to cross-examine the private investigator, the outlet stated. —

Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 12 Nov. 2025 And there were — a lot of hearsay, a lot of stories. —

Veronica Fulton, NBC news, 1 Nov. 2025 Acting on hearsay, or overreacting emotionally, can create a whole bunch of problems. —

Elizabeth Pearson, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for hearsay

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hearsay

rumor

Noun

The 1992 campaign that represented the emerging preeminence of the Baby Boom generation was the same one dogged by rumors of an affair with Gennifer Flowers.

— STEVEN SLOAN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Arkansas Online, 26 Feb. 2026
Even though the rumors about Jane Street manipulating Bitcoin appear to lack substance, recent controversies surrounding the firm may have helped to fuel them.

— Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 26 Feb. 2026