WHISPERED Synonyms: 67 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in muttered

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verb

past tense of whisper

as in rumored

to make (as a piece of information) the subject of common talk without any authority or confirmation of accuracy assistants whispered that the two singers were having a secret relationship

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Adjective

For many leaders, the phrase conjures up whispered alliances, opportunistic loyalty, self-interested maneuvering and the slow poisoning of organizational culture. — Harrison Monarth, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026

Verb

Robotic claws whispered along branching tracks, clutching boxy carriers beneath them like prizes in an arcade game. — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026 My skin would tingle whenever Iverson got close to that mic and whispered along its neck, as if his breath were actually going over my neck too. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026 Then Mum whispered a few words to her, lay down next to her and said the Rosary with her. — Kerry Kennedy, Vanity Fair, 13 Oct. 2026 Callum whispered his choices and Maya repeated them loudly to the server. — Deepa Fernandes, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026 Any parent who's had to leave their baby in a NICU knows this father's pain and has whispered those same prayers. — Juli McDonald, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026 As referees stopped Charlie Adams’ corner kick to separate a pair of players in the box, Adams whispered for Barea to come closer. — Idaho Statesman, 4 Oct. 2026 Instead, with a snood over his face, shielding the pain from his Blackpool team-mates, Karamoko Dembele whispered his sadness down the phone to his brother Siriki. — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026 Texans joined hands, whispered prayers - and some armed themselves, bought supplies and waited. — Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Sep. 2026

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Adjective

Often made by anonymous rappers and producers with a monkish dedication to their craft, this isn’t rap for the live show but for the headphones, music where every muttered word and barely-there snare matters.

— Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 26 June 2026

Definition of muttered

Verb

The Netflix layoffs included other high-profile firings, like head of film Dan Lin, though his exit had been rumored for some time.

— Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 22 Oct. 2026
It's been rumored that the film was subjected to extensive reshoots after dismal test scores at screenings over the summer.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of rumored

Adjective

Now, the sequence is more likely to end in shouted abuse and maybe a scuffle, the video shot on phones and streamed — sometimes live — on platforms like Kick or Facebook.

— Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2026
This blend of styles is not only about presenting contrasts—clean versus shouted vocals, melodic versus dissonant riffs, headbanging versus moshing—but also preserving the murky in-between that only elevates the extreme.

— Sam Sodomsky, Pitchfork, 7 Jan. 2026

Definition of shouted

Verb

Two new clades of the virus, SHAV-EU1 and SHAV-EU2, were detected earlier this year, and genetic testing revealed traces of the first type in the deceased person’s cerebrospinal fluid, urine and saliva, among other samples.

— Sahas Mehra, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2026
Key Takeaways The experiment revealed an unexpected way to manipulate the weak magnetism inside an atomic nucleus.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of revealed

Verb

Pundits continue to portray the Taiwan Strait as the world’s most dangerous flashpoint; the summit’s agenda suggested otherwise.

— Ningrong Liu, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
One commenter suggested beverage packages could potentially cost less on longer or more port-heavy cruises, while Wi-Fi prices could vary differently depending on the length of the trip.

— Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026

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