Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun telltale
1 sense of telltale
Sense 1
tattletale, tattler, taleteller, talebearer, telltale, blabbermouth -- (someone who gossips indiscreetly)
=> gossip, gossiper, gossipmonger, rumormonger, rumourmonger, newsmonger -- (a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others)
Antonyms of adj telltale
1 sense of telltale
Sense 1
revealing, telling, telltale (prenominal) -- (disclosing unintentionally; "a telling smile"; "a telltale panel of lights"; "a telltale patch of oil on the water marked where the boat went down")
INDIRECT (VIA informative) -> uninformative -- (lacking information)
Similarity of adj telltale
1 sense of telltale
Sense 1
revealing, telling, telltale (prenominal) -- (disclosing unintentionally; "a telling smile"; "a telltale panel of lights"; "a telltale patch of oil on the water marked where the boat went down")
=> informative (vs. uninformative), informatory -- (providing or conveying information)