Synonyms of rumored

rumored 1 of 2

adjective

as in reported

Related Words

• reported
• reputed
• announced
• widespread
• prevalent
• current
• shared
• rife
• publicized
• advertised
• heralded
• proclaimed
• disclosed
• communal
• posted
• aired
• declared
• published
• broadcast
• divulged
• well-known
• promulgated
• unclassified
• popular
• spotlighted
• general
• nonclassified
• public
• open

Dissimilar Words

• secret
• confidential
• private
• privy
• classified
• undisclosed
• unannounced
• unadvertised
• clandestine
• covert
• conspiratorial
• personal
• surreptitious
• collusive
• undercover
• withheld
• intimate
• underhanded
• concealed
• underhand
• reserved
• suppressed
• repressed
• revoked
• stifled
• retracted
• silenced
• recanted

rumored

2 of 2

verb

past tense of rumor

as in whispered

to make (as a piece of information) the subject of common talk without any authority or confirmation of accuracy

for years people have been rumoring the CEO's imminent retirement

Synonyms & Similar Words

• whispered
• revealed
• hinted
• reported
• suggested
• circulated
• implied
• told
• disclosed
• bruited (about)
• divulged
• noised (about or abroad)
• intimated
• spilled
• dished
• exposed
• bared
• proclaimed
• gossiped
• publicized
• tattled
• promulgated
• blabbed
• insinuated
• bandied (about)
• propagated
• broadcast
• let on (about)
• blazed
• spread

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rumored

Adjective

Orlando Bloom was spotted enjoying a rare outing with rumored girlfriend Luisa Laemmel while in Italy for Milan Fashion Week. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 23 June 2026

Leaving her role—along with rumored lover Corey Lewandowski—is bittersweet, Noem continued. — William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 8 Mar. 2026

Verb

Gomez is rumored to be featured on the album, and has previously released her own Spanish-language music in celebration of her Mexican heritage, including her Revelacíon EP in 2021. — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026

The move also brings Hauser & Wirth closer Laurene Powell Jobs, the billionaire philanthropist and founder of Emerson Collective who lives in Palo Alto and has long been rumored to be one the gallery’s marquee clients. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 15 July 2026

Swift and Styles reportedly broke up on bad terms, and it’s rumored that much of Swift’s album 1989 was inspired by the former One Direction member. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 15 July 2026

There were also pictures circulated of Wells at a pool party, which was rumored to be the last place he was seen on July 4, but in fact had been taken the weekend before his disappearance, as Rolling Stone reported. — Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2026

The Bermuda Triangle is shrouded in mystery and has long been rumored to be a place of alien abductions and ghost sightings. — Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2026

But there’s one other character rumored that Kevin Feige has just confirmed at an event in China who will appear in Brand New Day, one from Doomsday, and an increasingly large number of films in the MCU. — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026

It is rumored that he will be transferred from German club SC Freiburg to English Premier League giant Newcastle. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026

Veteran Amazon executive Kara Smith, who had been rumored for a promotion over the past few months, is being named Head of Drama, with the holders of the other two positions TBD. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 8 July 2026