Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun hearsay

1 sense of hearsay

Sense 1
rumor, rumour, hearsay -- (gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth)
       => gossip, comment, scuttlebutt -- (a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people; "the divorce caused much gossip")

Antonyms of adj hearsay

1 sense of hearsay

Sense 1
hearsay -- (heard through another rather than directly; "hearsay information")

INDIRECT (VIA indirect) -> direct -- (straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action; "a direct question"; "a direct response"; "a direct approach")

Similarity of adj hearsay

1 sense of hearsay

Sense 1
hearsay -- (heard through another rather than directly; "hearsay information")
       => indirect (vs. direct) -- (extended senses; not direct in manner or language or behavior or action; "making indirect but legitimate inquiries"; "an indirect insult"; "doubtless they had some indirect purpose in mind"; "though his methods are indirect they are not dishonest"; "known as a shady indirect fellow")