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

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

Leaders, therefore, have to say out loud that this work counts. — Jeremy Bradley-Silverio Donato, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Even when those messages seem obvious or your child already knows them, saying them out loud anyway could help reinforce that their worth was never actually in question. — Anahi Collado, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026

What the marketing tends to leave out is what radiologists keep saying out loud. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 21 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