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

Cinemark’s endorsement has been rumored for more than a week. — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 18 Aug. 2026

Hall’s name was rumored to possibly be on the move at the trade deadline last November after the Jets got off to a 1-7 start and traded Sauce Gardner and Quinnen Williams to the Colts and Cowboys, respectively. — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2026

While other cast members like Charles Dance, Bryan Tyree Henry, and Scarlett Johansson are rumored for roles such as Christopher Dent, Detective Harvey Bullock, and Poison Ivy respectively, Stan's is the only one directly from the actor. — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

The Madison Township Fire Department confirmed a river levee rumored to have broken is intact. — Jen Guadarrama, IndyStar, 18 Aug. 2026

Wright has long been among those rumored to be involved in Shakur's killing. — CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

For a time, his wife Casey DeSantis was rumored as a potential rival to Donalds, but that idea never materialized. — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026

The teen—who’s rumored to be starting her own beauty company—paired a cropped strapless top with a matching maxiskirt. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 15 Aug. 2026

The couple is rumored to live in Richmond in south-west London—not far from where Tom grew up in Kingston upon Thames. — Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2026