reportedly
According to sources
According to reports or what has been said, though not necessarily confirmed.
Reportedly signals that the speaker is relaying secondhand information rather than asserting direct knowledge: The company reportedly plans to lay off hundreds of workers.
It hedges claims, distancing the speaker from responsibility for their accuracy.
Claimed but unverified
- supposedlyAs is claimed
- purportedlyClaimed but unverified
- claimedStated as fact
- rumoredSpread without verification
unconfirmed · unsubstantiated · uncorroborated · speculated · questionable · doubtful · unofficial · undocumented
Informal talk spreading rumors
- whisperedSpoke without full voice
- grapevineInformal gossip network
- word-of-mouthInformation shared through conversation
- secondhandHaving had prior ownership
rumor · scuttlebutt · buzz · chatter · circulated · relayed · overheard · told
News article title
- bulletinBrief public announcement
- correspondentJournalist covering distant events
- newscastBroadcast of current events
- coverageExtent of inclusion
broadcast · journalism · article · press · wire · update · announcement · story
allegedly
Claimed but unverified
- supposedlyAs is claimed
- purportedlyClaimed but unverified
- claimedStated as fact
rumored · unconfirmed · unsubstantiated · uncorroborated · speculated · questionable · doubtful · unofficial · undocumented · unauthenticated
gossip
Informal talk spreading rumors
- whisperedSpoke without full voice
- grapevineInformal gossip network
- word-of-mouthInformation shared through conversation
secondhand · rumor · scuttlebutt · buzz · chatter · circulated · relayed · overheard · told · recounted
headline
News article title
- bulletinBrief public announcement
- correspondentJournalist covering distant events
- newscastBroadcast of current events
coverage · broadcast · journalism · article · press · wire · update · announcement · story · scoop
- uncertaintyuncertainty, uncertain, unknown, unsure, unclear
- attributionattributed to, cited, according to, per, via
- Attribution phrasesas per, based on, per, by, following
- journalisminterview, editors, student editors, school paper, news
- sentence adverbsobviously, certainly, probably, possibly, perhaps
- hedginghedging, hedge, hedges, hedge bet, qualifier
reportedlyfirsthand
Without intermediary
personally · directly · with my own eyes · eyewitness · in person
reportedlyconfirmed
Established as accurate
verifiably · demonstrably · definitively · proven · factually
- reported casesOfficially documented occurrences
- reported backCommunicated findings afterward
- self reportedDeclared by the subject
- reported speechParaphrased account of utterances
reported, unreported, misreported, underreported, overreported