SPOKEN OUT Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

spoken out

verb

past participle of speak out

as in shouted

to voice one's opinions freely with force it's a free country, so anyone can speak out

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Recent Examples of spoken out Lawmakers, current and former Cornell students, actors and other public figures are among those who have spoken out. — Jason Carroll, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026 Martine Singer has spoken out nine months after the deaths of her sister Michele and brother-in-law Rob Reiner. — Shelby Stivale, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2026 Traditional Republicans who have supported, or at least gone along with, the party’s attacks on Muslims and immigrants and its rejection of democratic norms have spoken out against cracking the door open for anti-Semites. — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2026 While Gaetz and Pizzo have fought for the family’s reunification, some of Zuraff’s family members have spoken out and said lawmakers are making assumptions about the case without knowing the full circumstances. — Romy Ellenbogen Herald, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026 Fans are likely to voice their displeasure and several prominent supporters’ groups have already spoken out about the summer business. — Matt Slater, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 Both Democratic and Republican hopefuls have spoken out against the facilities during their campaigns. — Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2026 Johnson has repeatedly spoken out about how Missouri’s gun laws have hampered prosecuting the case, after two of the men charged in the shooting received plea agreements. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026 The king has also spoken out following the deadly floods in Nepal. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 28 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for spoken out

Verb

Men shouted abuse from car windows or tried to bribe him with money, drugs, even girlfriends.

— Robb Report, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
McMillan was aware of his big game in the moment on Sunday, and even shouted out Smith on the sideline, shoving his face in a camera and letting out some playful bravado like Smith once did.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of shouted

Verb

In the days since, more than a dozen Democrats and a handful of Republicans have spoken up to further criticize the ads.

— Ali Swenson, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2026
Dropkick Murphys‘ frontman Ken Casey has spoken up about Macklemore being forced off Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour after the rapper made onstage comments in support of Palestinians and criticized Israel’s war in Gaza.

— Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of spoken up

Verb

At the Conference, execs from three beneficiaries — Casa Mundo Cero, Aurora Media and Itaca Films — talked up the benefits.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026
The company offered locals huge salaries—$185,000 annually, well above the national average—and talked up the potential size of the oil deposit.

— Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of talked up

Verb

Multiple season-ticket holders sounded off on season-ticket deadlines, saying in the past they were required to begin 25% payments in December to receive the perk of 20 free tickets for certain games.

— Troy Renck, Denver Post, 1 Oct. 2026
Her video also gained attention on X, where users sounded off in quote-tweets and replies, boosting the tweet to over 9 million views in three days.

— Owen Carry, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026