Rumour and Truth

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Rumour noun - Gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth.

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Truth is an antonym for rumour.

Nearby Words: rumor, rumored, rumoured, rumoring

Truth noun - Agreement with fact or reality.

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Rumour is an antonym for truth.

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