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earful

[eer-fool] / ˈɪərˌfʊl /
NOUN
gossip
Synonyms
STRONGEST
buzz chatter chitchat conversation hearsay news scandal slander tale
STRONG
account babble blather blether calumny chronicle clothesline cry defamation grapevine injury meddling prate prattle report scuttlebutt story talk wire
WEAK
back-fence talk dirty laundry dirty linen dirty wash idle talk malicious talk small talk whispering campaign
Antonyms
STRONG
quiet silence
WEAK
fact
NOUN
information
Synonyms
STRONGEST
advice clue data info instruction intelligence knowledge material message report science tip word
STRONG
ammo break confidence counsel cue dirt dope dossier enlightenment erudition illumination leak learning lore network notice notification orientation propaganda scoop score tidings wisdom
WEAK
chapter and verse inside story lowdown what's what whole story
NOUN
message
Synonyms
STRONGEST
directive information letter memo memorandum news note notice report word
STRONG
bulletin cannonball dispatch dope epistle intelligence intimation missive paper tidings wire
WEAK
communiqué
Antonyms
STRONGEST
heedlessness ignorance neglect silence
NOUN
rebuke
Synonyms
STRONGEST
admonition censure condemnation disapproval punishment rebuff reproach snub
STRONG
admonishment affliction berating blame castigation chiding comeuppance correction expostulation going-over lecture lesson objurgation ostracism put down rap rating refusal remonstrance reprehension reproof reproval repulse row scolding tongue-lashing upbraiding
WEAK
bawling-out chewing-out dressing-down hard time kick in the teeth slap in the face talking-to telling-off
Antonyms
STRONGEST
approval encouragement endorsement exoneration praise sanction
STRONG
commendation flattery
WEAK
compliment
NOUN
report
Synonyms
STRONGEST
advice comment news rumor scandal speech word
STRONG
buzz canard chat chatter chitchat conversation cry dirt grapevine hash hearsay intelligence murmur prating rumble scuttlebutt tattle tidings whispering
WEAK
blow-by-blow small talk the latest
Antonyms
STRONGEST
quiet silence
NOUN
revelation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
announcement discovery epiphany leak news
STRONG
adumbration apocalypse betrayal break broadcasting clue communication cue display divination divulgement exhibition exposition exposure exposé flash foreshadowing inspiration manifestation oracle proclamation prophecy publication scoop showing sign tip uncovering unveiling vision
WEAK
blow-by-blow eye-opener lightning bolt the latest unearthing
Antonyms
STRONG
concealment cover hiding quiet secret
NOUN
rumor
Synonyms
STRONGEST
comment fabrication falsehood gossip hearsay hoax innuendo lie news report scandal story suggestion tale whisper word
STRONG
breeze bruit canard cry dispatch fame fiction grapevine intelligence invention notoriety repute rumble scuttlebutt supposition tattle tidings wire
WEAK
back-fence talk
Antonyms
STRONGEST
evidence proof quiet silence truth
NOUN
talebearing
Synonyms
WEAK
account babble back-fence talk blather blether buzz calumny chatter chitchat chronicle clothesline conversation cry defamation dirty laundry dirty linen dirty wash gossipry grapevine hearsay idle talk injury malicious talk meddling news prate prattle report rumor scandal scuttlebutt slander small talk story tale talk tattle tittle-tattle whispering campaign wire word
NOUN
talk
Synonyms
STRONGEST
argument conference consultation conversation deliberation dialogue interview meeting negotiation seminar symposium visit
STRONG
colloquy conclave confabulation encounter huddle palaver parlance parley spiel ventilation
WEAK
eyeball-to-eyeball interlocution straight talk
Antonyms
WEAK
listening silence

Example Sentences

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Executives at Texas Roadhouse got an earful about the pending shortage during October meetings with restaurant managers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 5, 2025

Border Patrol cops loitered on the sidewalks of a popular nightlife strip, where they got an earful from a passerby in a pink pointelle shirt.

From Slate • Aug. 13, 2025

I was about to get an earful on the book’s background and a postage-paid primer on my own writing life.

From Salon • Feb. 9, 2025

Teammates and Minnesota Vikings players got an earful when Verse was mic’d up for an Oct.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2024

No one would look her in the eye for fear of getting an earful of Tonist twaddle.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.