bruited
Passed along widely
Bruited is the past tense of bruit, meaning to spread news or rumors widely: It was bruited about that the company would be sold.
The word is formal and somewhat old-fashioned, appearing mainly in the phrase bruited about or bruited abroad.
It suggests information spreading through unofficial channels rather than formal announcement.
Publicly stated or declared
- proclaimedDeclared in public
- trumpetedAnnounced loudly, boastfully
- blazonedDisplayed prominently, heraldically
- ballyhooedExcessively publicized
broadcast · circulated · disseminated · spread · noised · bandied · touted · declared
Informal talk spreading rumors
- hearsayUnverified secondhand information
- speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
- whisperedSpoke without full voice
- murmuredSpoke barely audibly
innuendo · scuttlebutt · tittle-tattle · buzz · talk · chatter · conjecture · insinuation
Movement through a system
- disseminationWide distribution of information
- propagationAct of spreading widely
- transmissionSending of information
- diffusionPassive molecular spreading
permeation · proliferation · distribution · promulgation · relay · conveyance · broadcasting · dispersal
announced
Publicly stated or declared
- proclaimedDeclared in public
- trumpetedAnnounced loudly, boastfully
- blazonedDisplayed prominently, heraldically
ballyhooed · broadcast · circulated · disseminated · spread · noised · bandied · touted · declared · reported
gossip
Informal talk spreading rumors
- hearsayUnverified secondhand information
- speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
- whisperedSpoke without full voice
murmured · innuendo · scuttlebutt · tittle-tattle · buzz · talk · chatter · conjecture · insinuation · hint
circulation
Movement through a system
- disseminationWide distribution of information
- propagationAct of spreading widely
- transmissionSending of information
diffusion · permeation · proliferation · distribution · promulgation · relay · conveyance · broadcasting · dispersal · emanation
bruitedproclaimed
Declared in public
confirmed · verified · authenticated · published · documented