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 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 The skateboarder and Viva La Bam alum, 46, sounded off on the possibility of his involvement in a future Jackass project during a new interview with Rolling Stone, published on Friday, July 3. — Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026 The first thing the mayor sounded off was on some of Wemby's clothing choices. — Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 15 June 2026 Speaking of his fans, people sounded off in the comments on YouTube. — David Hookstead Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026 On Tuesday, Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina sounded off on China and Pakistan, which is trying to broker a peace deal in the Iran war. — Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026 In the days since White House press assistant Margo Martin shared the video on X, a vocal contingent of barbecue fans has sounded off online, expressing frustration with the brothers over the friendly exchange. — Matthew Kelly may 8, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2026 During Wednesday’s interview, Carter also sounded off on the state of the game globally. — Max Tani, semafor.com, 20 Apr. 2026

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Before Schiraldi could respond, a second rep piped up in Richards’s defense.

— Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 11 May 2026
Garrett Tyrrell of Durango, sitting to her right, piped up.

— Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2026

Definition of piped up

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Prosecutors also moved Wednesday to solidify their argument that Burke would have lost a fortune if Hernandez spoke out against him.

— Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026
Many of those students spoke out in support of the charter school at last week’s State Board of Education meeting.

— Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 19 July 2026

Definition of spoke out

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After letting go of the minor, Schmidt yelled at both his parents and Pambianchi for the remainder of the evening, aggressively getting into Pambianchi's face multiple times.

— Gabe White, Arkansas Online, 21 July 2026
The Texas players kicked our bats, yelled at our girls, stuck their tongues out, threw the ball in the air after every inning and on and on.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of yelled

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Johnny then becomes bonded to a supernatural demon called the Spirit of Vengeance and is able to transform into a flaming, skeletal biker.

— Jordan Moreau, Variety, 26 July 2026
Josh Smead runs an architecture business called Liberty Design Development with his wife and hails from Liberty.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026

Definition of called

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History is full of examples of officers who also spoke up about the ethics and strategic implications of the president’s choices.

— Missy Ryan, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026
As the album circulated, country elders spoke up regarding even bigger Q hits, and a fuller picture of his catalog emerged.

— Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 1 June 2026

Definition of spoke up

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Kennedy has publicly advocated for lifting restrictions on peptides and talked up their benefits.

— Will Stone, NPR, 23 July 2026
Trump has talked up his push to extend the Abraham Accords — which also formalized commercial ties between Israel and some Arab and Muslim-majority nations — as key to his plan for bringing long-term stability to the Middle East.

— Aamer Madhani, Fortune, 23 July 2026

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