noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A broadcast of the news; a news report that is transmitted over the air for television, radio, etc.

   "Evening newscasts speak of a country on the verge of balkanization."

2. 2
   a broadcast of news or commentary on the news wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   To broadcast the news. transitive

Synonyms

All synonyms

newsbeambroadcastcanned showcommercialcommercial program

Example

More examples

"The TV newscast informs us of daily news."

Etymology

From news + -cast, from broadcast.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.