GOSSIP Synonyms
There are 12 hypernyms of the word gossip. (close relations)
gossipy
Best Alternatives
| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| chit-chat | nounn | |||||
noun • light informal conversation for social occasions verb • talk socially without exchanging too much information | ||||||
| chat | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • an informal conversation • birds having a chattering call • songbirds having a chattering call verb • talk socially without exchanging too much information | ||||||
| chatter | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • noisy talk • the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine • the high-pitched continuing noise made by animals (birds or monkeys) verb • click repeatedly or uncontrollably • cut unevenly with a chattering tool • talk socially without exchanging too much information • speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly • make noise as if chattering away | ||||||
| gossipmonger | nounn | |||||
noun • a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others | ||||||
| natter | verbv | |||||
verb • talk socially without exchanging too much information | ||||||
| rumormonger | nounn | |||||
noun • a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others | ||||||
| scuttlebutt | nounn | |||||
noun • a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people | ||||||
| chew the fat | verbv | |||||
verb • talk socially without exchanging too much information | ||||||
| dish the dirt | verbv | |||||
verb • wag one's tongue; speak about others and reveal secrets or intimacies | ||||||
| shoot the breeze | ||||||
verb • talk socially without exchanging too much information | ||||||
| blab | verb, nounv, n | |||||
verb • divulge confidential information or secrets • speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly | ||||||
| busybody | nounn | |||||
noun • a person who meddles in the affairs of others | ||||||
| chitchat | nounn | |||||
noun • light informal conversation for social occasions verb • talk socially without exchanging too much information | ||||||
| dirt | nounn | |||||
noun • the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock • anything regarded as making something unclean • obscene terms for feces • disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people adjective satellite • (of roads) not leveled or drained; unsuitable for all year travel | ||||||
| friend | nounn | |||||
noun • a person you know well and regard with affection and trust • a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers) • an associate who provides cooperation or assistance • a person with whom you are acquainted • a person who backs a politician or a team etc. | ||||||
| hearsay | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth adjective satellite • heard through another rather than directly | ||||||
| meddler | nounn | |||||
noun • an officious annoying person who interferes with others | ||||||
| prattle | verbv | |||||
noun • idle or foolish and irrelevant talk verb • speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly | ||||||
| rumor | nounn | |||||
noun • gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth verb • tell or spread rumors | ||||||
| scandal | nounn | |||||
noun • disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people • a disgraceful event | ||||||
