Synonyms of Chinese whispers
7 similar words
Another word for Chinese whispers is operator. Other synonyms of Chinese whispers are telephone.
Synonyms and similar words for Chinese whispers
nounA game for several players in which a phrase, whispered by each person in turn to their neighbour...
- a whisper down the laneSynonym of Chinese whispers.
- broken telephoneSynonym of Chinese whispers (in either sense).
- operatorThe game of Chinese whispers.
- pass it downSynonym of Chinese whispers.
- Russian scandalSynonym of Chinese whispers.
- telephoneSynonym of Chinese whispers (“a game for several players in which a phrase, whispered by each person in turn to their...
- telephone gameSynonym of Chinese whispers.
Meaning of Chinese whispers
- noun A game for several players in which a phrase, whispered by each person in turn to their neighbour, is often unwittingly misunderstood as it is transferred, to humorous effect by the time it reaches the last person and is compared with the original phrase.
- noun A situation where something is changed or misunderstood as a result of passing through successive people or processes.
Chinese whispers in other languages
Questions about synonyms of Chinese whispers
- What is another word for Chinese whispers?
- Chinese whispers has 7 synonyms on Word.ws, such as operator and telephone.
- What does Chinese whispers mean?
- Chinese whispers means a game for several players in which a phrase, whispered by each person in turn to their neighbour, is often unwittingly misunderstood as it is transferred, to humorous effect by the time it reaches the last person and is compared with the original phrase.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: Chinese whispers (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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