I have no time to engage in gossip.
Source: tatoeba (26633)
Gossip
/ˈɡɒsɪp/
Synonyms for "gossip" (313 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (63)
Noun(17 words)
a tale-bearing animalaccountaceamigoassociatebabblebabblementback-fence gossipbanterbavardagebe closeted withbedfellowbedmatebibble-babbleblabblabberblabbermouthblah-blahblatherblatherskite
Strong matches (94)
Related words (156)
hot airidle talkimplyinformationinquirerinquisitiveinquisitorinsinuateintimatejabberjawmake conversationmatemere talkmessmatemurmurnatternewsnewsmongernewsmongering
Show 99 more words
newspapermannonsense talknosy parkerold cronyon diton-ditpalpalaverpardpardnerpartnerpatterpaul prypeeping tompiece of gossipplayfellowplaymatepooppour forthpratepratingprattleprittle prattleprittle-prattlepryquerierqueristquestionerquidnuncrambleramble onrattlerattle onreel offreportreporterretail gossiproommaterubberneckrubberneckerrumblerumorrumormongerrun onscandalscandalmongerschoolfellowschoolmatescopophiliacscuttlebuttshipmateside partnersidekicksievesightseersmall talksnoopsnooperspoutspout offstorysuggesttabbytaletalebearertalebearingtaletellertaletellingtalktalk awaytalk nonsensetalk ontalkee talkeetalkee-talkeetattletattlertattletaleteammatetell idle talestelltaletete-a-tetetittle tattletittle-tattletittle-tattlertwaddletwattletwittervisitvoyeurwafflewhisperwhisperingwordworkfellowyakyakkety-yakyentayokefellowyokemate
Noun(23 words)
Verb(13 words)
Adjective(1 words)
noneducational talk
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: dish the dirt, rumormonger, a tale-bearing animal, account, ace.
- Sentence evidence is available for gossip, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wiktionary, wordnet, opengloss, moby, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "gossip".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "gossip"
Keep "gossip" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "gossip" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "gossip", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "gossip" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
16 entriesMore specific
10 entriescelebrity gossipcelebrity rumorchit chatidle talkoffice gossipoffice gossiperoffice rumorrumor spreadingschool gossipschool gossiper
Collocations
10 entriescelebrity gossipgossip aboutgossip millgossip withidle gossipoffice gossiponline gossipschool gossipspread gossipspreading gossip
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
4 entriesTranslations
134 translations across 45 languages.
Afrikaans
2 entries- skinderaar noun (person)
- skinderbek noun (person)
Albanian
2 entries- thashethemexhi noun (person)
- çuçurjar noun (person)
Arabic
4 entries- نمام noun (person)
- نمامة noun (person)
- نَمَّام noun (person)
- نَمَّامة noun (person)
Azerbaijani
2 entries- qeybətçi noun (person)
- xəbərçi noun (person)
Bashkir
2 entries- ғәйбәт тоҡсайы noun (person)
- ғәйбәтсе noun (person)
Belarusian
2 entries- плятка́р noun (person)
- плятка́рка noun (person)
Bulgarian
2 entries- клюка́р noun (person)
- клюка́рка noun (person)
Catalan
4 entries- bugader noun (person)
- bugadera noun (person)
- tafaner noun (person)
- tafanera noun (person)
Chinese Cantonese
2 entries- 八公 noun (person)
- 八婆 noun (person)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 八卦的人 noun (person)
- 愛說閒話的人 /爱说闲话的人 noun (person)
Czech
4 entries- drbna noun (person)
- klepna noun (person)
- klevetnice noun (person)
- klevetník noun (person)
Danish
1 entries- sladrehank noun (person)
Dutch
2 entries- roddelaar noun (person)
- roddelaarster noun (person)
Esperanto
3 entries- klaĉanto noun (person)
- klaĉisto noun (person)
- klaĉulo noun (person)
Finnish
2 entries- juoruilija noun (person)
- juorukello noun (person)
French
1 entries- commère noun (person)
Galician
2 entries- murmurador noun (person)
- rexoubeiro noun (person)
German
4 entries- Klatschtante noun (person)
- Klatschweib noun (person)
- Tratsche noun (person)
- Tratschtante noun (person)
Greek
2 entries- κουτσομπόλα noun (person)
- κουτσομπόλης noun (person)
Hebrew
1 entries- רכלן noun (person)
Hungarian
2 entries- pletykafészek noun (person)
- pletykás noun (person)
Italian
4 entries- chiacchierona noun (person)
- chiacchierone noun (person)
- ciarlatano noun (person)
- comare noun (person)
Ladino
2 entries- mesherikera noun (person)
- mesherikero noun (person)
Lao
2 entries- ຄົນນິນທາ noun (person)
- ຄົນມັກນິນທາ noun (person)
Latin
1 entries- lingulāca noun (person)
Macedonian
4 entries- озбо́рувач noun (person)
- озбору́вачка noun (person)
- тра́чар noun (person)
- тра́чарка noun (person)
Norman
1 entries- conméthe noun (person)
Norwegian Bokmål
3 entries- ryktemaker noun (person)
- ryktesmed noun (person)
- skvaldrebøtte noun (person)
Persian
1 entries- سخنچین noun (person)
Polish
2 entries- plotkarka noun (person)
- plotkarz noun (person)
Portuguese
4 entries- fofoqueiro noun (person)
- futriqueiro noun (person)
- futriquento noun (person)
- fuxiqueiro noun (person)
Romanian
2 entries- palavragioaică noun (person)
- palavragiu noun (person)
Russian
4 entries- болту́н noun (person)
- болту́нья noun (person)
- спле́тник noun (person)
- спле́тница noun (person)
Scots
1 entries- auld wife noun (person)
Scottish Gaelic
4 entries- beadag noun (person)
- cabag noun (person)
- cabaire noun (person)
- cabairneach noun (person)
Sicilian
2 entries- cuttigghiara noun (person)
- cuttigghiaru noun (person)
Slovak
2 entries- klebetníca noun (person)
- klebetník noun (person)
Spanish
4 entries- alcahuete noun (person)
- argüendera noun (person)
- argüendero noun (person)
- chismosa noun (person)
Swahili
2 entries- mdakizi noun (person)
- mdaku noun (person)
Swedish
4 entries- skvallerbytta noun (person)
- skvallerkvarn noun (person)
- skvallerkäring noun (person)
- skvallermoster noun (person)
Tagalog
2 entries- tsismosa noun (person)
- tsismoso noun (person)
Tibetan
1 entries- ཁ་བདར་གློད་མཁན noun (person)
Turkish
1 entries- dedikoducu noun (person)
Ukrainian
4 entries- базі́кало noun (person)
- плету́н noun (person)
- плету́нка noun (person)
- плітка́р noun (person)
Yoruba
2 entries- gbéborùn noun (person)
- olófòófó noun (person)
Sample sentences
39 total sentences available.
Malicious gossip spreads like wildfire. I guess that's why they say bad news travels fast.
Source: tatoeba (28579)
I wouldn't let a goof-up like that get to you. People have short memories and the one good thing about gossip is that it's short-lived.
Source: tatoeba (41339)
The gossip hurt his reputation.
Source: tatoeba (49594)
Showing 4 of 39 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "gossip"?
Closest matches include dish the dirt, rumormonger, a tale-bearing animal, account, ace.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "gossip"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.