Synonyms of tattle

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noun

as in rumor

information or opinion that is widely disseminated without any authority or confirmation of accuracy

she claims to have picked up some juicy tattle about the celebrity couple

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rumor
• gossip
• talk
• report
• hearsay
• whisper
• noise
• whispering
• dish
• word
• buzz
• scuttlebutt
• tale
• propaganda
• intimation
• hint
• rumbling
• scandal
• disinformation
• dirt
• urban legend

tattle

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verb

ˈta-tᵊl 

as in to gossip

to relate sometimes questionable or secret information of a personal nature

those neighborhood busybodies, constantly tattling and whispering over their backyard fences

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gossip
• talk
• tell
• blab
• dish
• wag
• rumor
• reveal
• divulge
• spill the beans
• disclose
• circulate
• imply
• report
• hint
• confide
• inform
• snitch
• noise (about or abroad)
• suggest
• spill
• let on
• tip (off)
• blabber
• insinuate
• intimate
• babble
• squeal
• bandy (about)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• shut up
• clam up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tattle

Noun

The diary takes in all the tittle tattle, including rumors around a Paramount bid for ITV, a re-up of The Crown EP Andy Harries’ Sony contract and a heroic Channel 4 comms chief swooping in to save the day after hacks were locked out of the traditional King’s College banquet. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2025

Vigilantes, Sutton says, call out and tattle on co-workers for petty crimes such as being two minutes late or a messy desk. — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024

Verb

Columbia University agreed to muzzle professors, allowing students to tattle on lectures that criticize the Israeli state or suggest that Palestinian people might be suffering. — James Druckman, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025

In turn, the AGI might tattle on them to government authorities. — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025