Synonyms for hearsay
ˈhɪərˌseɪhearsay

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1. hearsaynoun

   Synonyms:
   common talk, rumor, gossip, report

2. hearsaynoun

   information that was heard by one person about another

   Synonyms:
   rumor, gossip, report, common talk

3. hearsaynoun

   evidence based on the reports of others rather than on personal knowledge; normally inadmissible because not made under oath

   Synonyms:
   common talk, rumor, gossip, report

4. hearsaynoun

   evidence: an out-of-court statement offered in court for the truth of the matter asserted; normally inadmissible because not subject to cross-examination, unless the hearsay statement falls under one of the many exceptions

   Synonyms:
   gossip, rumor, common talk, report

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hearsay

   Synonyms:
   report, rumor, gossip

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. rumor, rumour, hearsayadjective

   gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth

   Synonyms:
   rumour, rumor

   Antonyms:
   direct

2. hearsayadjective

   heard through another rather than directly

   "hearsay information"

   Antonyms:
   direct

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1. hearsaynoun

   Synonyms:
   rumor, report, fame, bruit, common talk, town talk

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1. hearsaynoun

   Synonyms:
   rumor, report, gossip, bruit, on dit

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1. List of paraphrases for "hearsay":

   rumor, rumour

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1. Andrew McCarthy:

   A prosecutor wouldn't make a decision on the basis of one hearsay line in a memo that has not been publicly available and that no one knows the context of.

2. Preet Bharara:

   I don't see what the privilege is here that prevents him from providing information that is lawfully and appropriately subpoenaed by these three different committees, rudy Giuliani and others in support of the President have gone on television day after day after day saying as the thrust of their argument here that the whistleblower relies on hearsay information, second hand information.

3. John Travolta:

   I haven't experienced anything that the hearsay has [claimed], so why would I communicate something that wasn't true for me?

4. Tim Scott:

   I have to reject the premise of your question. If we're talking about someone who actually is not a whistleblower -- he only heard it hearsay -- than that brings everything into question, certainly, the actual facts matter.

5. Lindsey Graham:

   This seems to me like a political setup. It's all hearsay.