/ Thesaurus / R Synonyms of rumour Find synonyms for: Noun1. rumor, rumour, hearsay, gossip, comment, scuttlebuttusage: gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouthVerb1. rumor, rumour, bruit, dish the dirt, gossipusage: tell or spread rumors; "It was rumored that the next president would be a woman"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: abominable Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language