soapbox

noun

soap·​box ˈsōp-ˌbäks 

: an improvised platform used by a self-appointed, spontaneous, or informal orator

broadly : something that provides an outlet for delivering opinions

soapbox adjective

Synonyms of soapbox

• platform
• forum
• venue

Examples of soapbox in a Sentence

some readers don't appreciate that she sometimes uses her book blog as a soapbox for her political views

Recent Examples on the Web

Allow me a soapbox for a moment: Where in the contemporary American theater are our great female adapters of the classics? —Sara Holdren, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025

Local politics, after all, is a strange soapbox for trustbusting, where federal law reigns. —Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 13 Nov. 2025

What’s needed now is the will to step off our soapboxes and into the weeds of civic life. —Big Think, 12 Nov. 2025

The Grammy-winning rocker and '80s icon has since changed his tune, using his public performances as a musical soapbox to rebuke the president's conduct and policies. —Edward Segarra, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1907, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for soapbox

• botox
• checkbox
• comox
• cornstalks
• cowpox
• crosswalks
• deadlocks
• detox
• feedstocks
• firebox
• gearbox
• hemlocks

Kids Definition

soapbox

noun

soap·​box -ˌbäks 

: something used as a platform (as on a street) by someone giving a speech to passersby

soapbox adjective