Antonyms for hearsay

Grammar : Noun

Spell : heer-sey

Phonetic Transcription : ˈhɪərˌseɪ

Definition of hearsay

Origin : 1530s, perhaps mid-15c., from phrase to hear say.

noun unsubstantiated information

Example sentences :

There is no religion in the world that has any other basis than hearsay evidence.
Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce

Remember, gentlemen, I speak only from hearsay; of myself I know nothing.
Extract from : « Roland Cashel » by Charles James Lever

Remember, my dear madam, all I have been telling you reached myself as hearsay.
Extract from : « Tony Butler » by Charles James Lever

I had no doubt that the man knew of her being there; but he only knew it by hearsay.
Extract from : « The Arrow of Gold » by Joseph Conrad

For him it was purely a matter of hearsay which could not in itself cause this emotion.
Extract from : « Victory » by Joseph Conrad

And this was accurate; his knowledge of all three was based on hearsay evidence.
Extract from : « Rope » by Holworthy Hall

You must have known it from hearsay in consequence of the book I have published.
Extract from : « Apologia Pro Vita Sua » by John Henry Cardinal Newman

We've left the place, and know no more about her except by hearsay.
Extract from : « A Pair of Blue Eyes » by Thomas Hardy

The objection to the exclusion of hearsay evidence is equally unfounded.
Extract from : « Ethics in Service » by William Howard Taft

But Nanny visited no one, and so Jess only knew her by hearsay.
Extract from : « A Window in Thrums » by J. M. Barrie

Synonyms for hearsay

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