The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - newsn.

1) tidings, word, information, advice, intelligence; rumour, talk, gossip, hearsay, dirt, scandal, expos‚, Colloq info, low-down, scoop, US scuttlebutt, Slang dope: What's the latest news about the situation in the Middle East? 2 dispatch or despatch, report, account, story, communication, bulletin, communiqu‚, announcement, information, message, word, statement, (press) release, (news) flash: The news from our correspondent contains no mention of finding a cache of arms. 3) newscast, news broadcast or telecast, news programme; newsflash: Please be quiet so that I can listen to the news. 4) (good) copy, front-page news, (hot) item: The royal family is always news.