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telltale

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of telltale

indicating something

  • I know you've been eating chocolate because of the telltale smudges on your face
Synonyms of telltale

denotative, denoting, indicative, reflective, significant, signifying
Words Related to telltale

alluding, allusive, referring

characteristic, symptomatic

demonstrative, exhibiting, expressive

symbolic (also symbolical)

connoting, hinting, implying, insinuating, suggestive

telltale

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of telltale

1 a person who habitually reveals personal or sensational facts about others

  • the media's professional telltales have basically decided that today's celebrities have no right to privacy
Synonyms of telltale

circulator, gossip, gossiper, gossipmonger, newsmonger, quidnunc, tale-teller, talebearer, yenta
Words Related to telltale

betrayer, blabbermouth, informant, informer, snitcher, squealer, stool pigeon, tattler, tattletale

libeler, scandalmonger

2 a person who provides information about another's wrongdoing

  • the department telltale told the boss that his coworkers were taking extra long breaks
Synonyms of telltale

betrayer, canary [slang], deep throat, fink, informant, informer, nark [British], rat, rat fink, snitch, snitcher, squealer, stool pigeon, stoolie, talebearer, tattler, tattletale, whistle-blower
Words Related to telltale

collaborator

blabber, blabbermouth, gossip, gossiper, leaker

snoop, snooper, spy

notifier

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