I know it by hearsay.
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Hearsay
/ˈhɪəseɪ/
Synonyms for "hearsay" (113 found)
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Closest matches (23)
absoluteadducibleadmissibleattestativeattestiveauthenticbased onbruitbuzzcanardcertaincircumstantialcircumstantial evidencecollateral evidencecommon talkconclusiveconvincingcorpus delicticrycumulative
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cumulative evidence
Strong matches (34)
damningdecisivedeterminativedirect evidencedocumentarydocumentary evidencedocumentedevidence in chiefevidentialevidentiaryex parteex parte evidenceextrinsic evidenceeye-witnesseyewitnessfactualfinalfirsthandflying rumorfounded on
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gossipgrapevinegrounded onhearhearsay evidenceidea afloatimplicitincontrovertibleincriminating evidence
Noun(5 words)
Related words (56)
indicativeindirect evidenceindisputableintrinsic evidenceirrefutableirresistibleknowknow welllatrine rumormaterialmurmurnewsnews stirringnuncupativeon-ditoral evidenceoverwhelmingpresumptivepresumptive evidenceprima facie evidence
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probativereliablereportroorbackrumblerumorscuttlebuttsignificantsuggestivesuresymptomatictalktalk of the towntattletellingtown talkunconfirmed reportvalidweightywhisperwhisperingwordword-of-mouth evidence
Noun(11 words)
murmursout-of-court statementreportrumoredrumoringrumorsrumoursecondhandsecondhand informationunverifiedwhispers
Adjective(2 words)
nonphysical evidencethirdhand
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8 entrieshearsay datahearsay reporthearsay statementhearsay testimonyrumorstreet talkunverified reporturban legend
Collocations
7 entrieshearsay datahearsay evidencehearsay exceptionhearsay informationhearsay rulehearsay statementhearsay testimony
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
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1 entriesSample sentences
14 total sentences available.
There are various expressions that indicate something is hearsay.
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Humble and not imaginative, Justin only knew evil through hearsay.
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It's hearsay.
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