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Pronunciation: [ɹˈuːməd] (IPA)

Rumored is a word used to indicate something that has been spoken about but is not confirmed. There are many synonyms for the word rumored, which can create a more varied vocabulary. Some of these synonyms include alleged, purported, speculated, and whispered. Using these words instead of rumored can alter the tone and convey different implications regarding the truth behind the information. Other synonyms for rumored include suspected, rumored, and believed. These words can be interchanged depending on the context and intended meaning. Using synonyms such as these can elevate the language used and create a more nuanced understanding of rumors and allegations.
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Usage examples for Rumored

I tried to reach a spot that has since been named Higgins' Camp, for there it was rumored that gold was to be found in plenty, and missed it.
"The Eye of Dread"
Payne Erskine
Nothing was seen of the rumored shipwrecked crew.
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Frederick A. Cook
There came long lapses between his adventures, and finally it began to be rumored that the Gray Phantom had gone into retirement with his accumulated treasures, for no one guessed that he had flung away his spoils as fast as he garnered them in.
"The Gray Phantom's Return"
Herman Landon

Famous quotes with Rumored

  • It has been rumored that we have fired scud missiles into Kuwait. I am here now to tell you, we do not have any scud missiles and I don't know why they were fired into Kuwait.
    Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf
  • Marilyn and I were rumored to be an item. We were friends. Nothing more. Marilyn was one of the sweetest creatures that ever lived.
    Sammy Davis, Jr.
  • The problem was with Bill Clinton, the scandals and rumored scandals, the incubating ones and the dying ones never ended. Whatever moral compass the president was consulting was leading him in the wrong direction. His closets were full of skeletons just waiting to burst out.
    Louis Freeh
  • All of those things had been talked about, suggested, rumored, as a manager and as a member of the Knicks organization, I couldn't allow myself to think that way or believe that.
    Isiah Thomas
  • The Grecian are youthful and erring and fallen gods, with the vices of men, but in many important respects essentially of the divine race. In my Pantheon, Pan still reigns in his pristine glory, with his ruddy face, his flowing beard, and his shaggy body, his pipe and his crook, his nymph Echo, and his chosen daughter Iambe; for the great god Pan is not dead, as was rumored. No god ever dies. Perhaps of all the gods of New England and of ancient Greece, I am most constant at his shrine.
    Henry David Thoreau

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