SOUNDED OFF Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

sounded off

verb

past tense of sound off

as in piped up

to voice one's opinions freely with force she never missed a chance to sound off about the latest "stupid" political decisions

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as in shouted

to speak so as to be heard at a distance the guard captain commanded each sentry to sound off

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Recent Examples of sounded off 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 Jack Cress, a helicopter accident investigation instructor at USC’s Aviation Safety and Security Program, told the newspaper that the alarm sounded off because of possible engine failure or an issue with the hydraulic system. — David Chiu, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026 Regardless, fans on social media sounded off about the lack of grandstand seats (tickets to the event were free and sold out quickly). — Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026 During a virtual listening session hosted last week by the inspector general’s office, dozens of people sounded off on the department’s use of Flock cameras. — Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026 During the Central Florida Media Day for Orange and Osceola counties on Saturday at 407 Sports in Ocoee, several veteran coaches sounded off on the subject. — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2026 From new faces, such as Florida’s Jon Sumrall and Arkansas’ Ryan Silverfield, to old foes, such as Texas’ Steve Sarkisian and South Carolina’s Shane Beamer, SEC coaches sounded off on the Bulldogs. — Connor Riley, AJC.com, 24 July 2026 Speaking of his fans, people sounded off in the comments on YouTube. — David Hookstead Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026

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Verb

But remarks made last week by Bruce Brown, an eight-year NBA veteran fighting for a roster spot with the New York Knicks, garnered enough attention online that the league piped up.

— Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 15 Oct. 2026
At this, Shawn, who sat with his father at the end of the jetty, piped up.

— Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of piped up

Verb

Heck, there was even a moment where Brooks shouted out the crew member who was switching out his guitars mid-set.

— Rashad Alexander November 7, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2026
Soon after, a warden shook Guardado and shouted his name, but got no response and a medic then pronounced him dead.

— KIM CHANDLER, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of shouted

Verb

In the same announcement from Vogue, Wintour, who serves as the global chief content officer for Condé Nast and the global editorial director of Vogue, also spoke out.

— Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 5 Nov. 2026
In her Instagram Stories in May, Barbosu spoke out about the alleged violation.

— Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of spoke out

Verb

When the woman yelled at the driver to stop following her, the man shouted an expletive and threw a glass bottle into her car.

— Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 29 Oct. 2026
The kid was encouraged to dominate 5U beginner soccer kids by a father who yelled to keep the ball.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of yelled

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But on November 29, 1777, a small group of Spanish settlers moved into the area to establish a civilian agricultural town, called El Pueblo de San Jose, to provide food for the missions and presidios.

— John Ramos, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
Their calculations used a feature of the model called a universal scaling function, which describes how physical quantities with dimensions, such as length, change over cosmic time.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of called

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When a major renovation of Northeast High School appeared at risk, residents and local leaders spoke up.

— Tim Lonergan, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
Some people spoke up, while others, such as the man who’d been with Foreman when he was shot, remained silent, Townsend said.

— Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of spoke up

Verb

Gulf officials at a summit in Bahrain talked up the need for diplomacy to solve the region’s security crisis, yet a sense of helplessness hung over the atmosphere.

— Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
In Sarasota, Donalds talked up Florida, praised DeSantis and criticized Jolly.

— Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2026

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