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outspoken

adjective

ˌau̇t-ˈspō-kən How to pronounce outspoken (audio)
Definition of outspokennext
as in honest
free in expressing one's true feelings and opinions a newspaper columnist who has been very outspoken on a number of controversial issues

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Recent Examples of outspoken Fisher, who is originally from San Martin, California, near Santa Cruz, was an outspoken progressive. — Benjamin Wofford, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026 Ruffalo is one of Hollywood’s most outspoken stars about opposing the merger. — Jack Dunn, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026 Salazar has been a vocal advocate for immigrant communities and an outspoken critic of mass deportations, having championed a controversial immigration reform bill this Congress. — Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2026 Irving, who plays for the Dallas Mavericks, has been outspoken in his support for Palestinian causes. — Jacob Gurvis, Sun Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for outspoken
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outspoken
  1. honest
  2. candid
  3. frank
  4. vocal
  5. forthcoming
  6. forthright
Adjective
  • The biggest difference is having a run-pass split and making the defense play honest, rather than keying on the Falcons' run game.
    — AJC.com, AJC.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Then someone from finance asks what the company got for the money, and the honest answer is a pause.
    — Boris Dzhingarov, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of honest
Adjective
  • No cause of death was given, but the musician had been candid about his battle with cancer in recent years.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Those records inspire some of the most candid moments of JAŸ-Z in 8, the eight-part HBO documentary that revisits Jay-Z’s life, catalog, and legacy through extended sit-down conversations with producer Rick Rubin.
    — John Kennedy, VIBE.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of candid
Adjective
  • Her first two albums were defined by her frank and candid reckoning with her sexuality and Catholic upbringing.
    — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2026
  • For the first time, Zvyagintsev made a movie outside of Russia, moving Minotaur’s production to Latvia to stand in for a brutally frank portrait of his homeland at the dawn of the Ukraine war.
    — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of frank
Adjective
  • The Pentagon’s Emil Michael, and David Sacks, the former AI and crypto czar, have also been vocal critics of EA’s influence over the current AI safety landscape.
    — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The hike was widely expected as Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh has been vocal about tackling stubborn inflation to achieve better price stability in the economy.
    — Paulina Likos, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of vocal
Adjective
  • While many of Nike’s recent Oregon sneakers have been released through GOAT Group via the school’s Ducks of a Feather NIL initiative, the lack of DOAF branding and the appearance of Nike e-commerce images could indicate a forthcoming Snkrs launch.
    — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Authorities said additional charges against the man are forthcoming.
    — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of forthcoming
Adjective
  • One issue with tallying them is that the Pentagon has been less than forthright about many aspects of the conflict.
    — John Cassidy, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Each of those pieces of her public-facing persona seemed to naturally grow from a vast discography where Parton established herself as hardscrabble, emotionally forthright and full of intuition.
    — Ethan Beck, Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of forthright

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“Outspoken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outspoken. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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