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

The rumored venue for the couple's wedding is Madison Square Garden, though others have speculated that the space is being used as a decoy to distract from the real wedding venue. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 24 June 2026

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

That gives it a huge advantage over companies like Apple, which have yet to enter the folding phone market (though it is rumored to do so soon). — Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 22 July 2026

Other products rumored to be in the potential suite of devices include AI glasses and an AI pin. — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 22 July 2026

It’s rumored to come in two sizes, 40mm and 44mm, with 390mAh and 445mAh batteries respectively. — Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Dave Fuhrmann, another research executive, is also rumored to be leaving. — Mario Aguilar, STAT, 21 July 2026

Olivia Colman, who has been rumored to be joining series six of the Hulu show, was also seen sitting on a couch in a period-style room with a camera focused on her, although Gomez did not caption the post or explain Colman’s presence. — Kirsty Hatcher, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026

Bechtel and Healy were first linked in 2023 after the singer was rumored to be involved with Taylor Swift. — Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 19 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