Word Type

Noun

Adjective

Adjective

The word "telltale" can be used as noun, adjective and adjective.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

telltale compass telltale tit

Derived From

tale tell

Context

engineering music nautical slang us

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

gossip gossiper gossipmonger newsmonger rumormonger rumourmonger

Related Terms

tell tales

Related Terms

attachment bellows cabin captain compass contrivance divulges employee exhaust helm intent ivory lead machine mechanical organ reveal ribbon sail shroud squealer steering wheel tattler tattletale tell tales tiller wind yarn

Similar Terms

informative informative informatory

Synonym Network

blabbermouth tattletale

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