out loud

adverb

: loudly enough to be heard : aloud

reading out loud

also : in an openly communicated way

dreaming out loud [=expressing one's hopes and dreams to others]

Synonyms of out loud

• aloud
• out

Examples of out loud in a Sentence

registered their dissatisfaction with the meal out loud to the waiter

Recent Examples on the Web

Her crime was objecting, out loud, when another performer railed against Israel from a stage. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026

At a press conference, school board member Frank Martin read excerpts from the novel out loud, focusing on a passage where one of Vonnegut’s characters, Kilgore Trout, reimagines the story of Christ’s crucifixion. — Susan Farrell, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2026

Leaders get stuck because of a mindset, a relationship or a system that nobody has ever named out loud. — Drew McLellan, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Swift does have a special knack for saying the quiet part out loud. — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 25 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1821, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for out loud

• allowed
• aloud
• avowed
• endowed
• mcleod
• bowed
• browed
• cloud
• cowed
• crowd
• dowd
• ploughed

Kids Definition

out loud

adverb

: loudly enough to be heard : aloud