SPEAK OUT Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

speak out

verb

Definition of speak out

as in to speak up

to voice one's opinions freely with force it's a free country, so anyone can speak out

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Recent Examples of speak out After a terrifying bison attack at Yellowstone National Park left Carl Isom-McDaniel with a broken leg, the grandfather from Kendall, Washington is speaking out about the harrowing experience. — Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026 The 75-year-old actor is speaking out about his time on the Paramount+ hit, where he is billed as one of the show’s main characters. — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 21 July 2026 The project marked Scott’s first time speaking out on camera since his arrest. — Emma Banks, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026 The man who was charged and hurled into the air by a bison at Yellowstone National Park is speaking out about the harrowing, now-viral incident. — Melina Khan, USA Today, 21 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for speak out

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The adults who care about students—parents, teachers, school administrators, prospective employers—should encourage them to speak up, to debate, and, yes, even to fail.

— Annabelle Garland, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026
Both Werkheiser and Bronin encouraged people who oppose these changes to speak up not only during the public comment period, but to their legislators directly.

— Rachel Treisman, NPR, 23 July 2026

Definition of speak up

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Opposition lawmakers held placards and shouted slogans seeking Pradhan’s resignation outside the Parliament building and then disrupted proceedings inside, forcing the chambers to be repeatedly suspended.

— Reuters, NBC news, 23 July 2026
There are definitely some new risks and threat vectors—there’s no shortage of people shouting about them from the rooftops.

— RJ Friedman, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of shout

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His inconsistencies were glaring, sounding off alarm bells about whether Drury had made a miscalculation.

— Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 21 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

Definition of sound off

Verb

Grant, who is Black and deeply involved in historically Black organizing circles in Kansas City, was moderating the panel when Osborne allegedly began yelling at her.

— Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026
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

Definition of yell

Verb

Every time a restaurant or other small business announces its closure, people pipe up on social media about what the business owner should have done to be successful.

— Gregg Olsen, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026
He was accused of hitting a man in the back of the head with a metal pipe inside the victim’s girlfriend’s home, then shoving the victim up against the wall and pushing the pipe up against his neck.

— John Annese, New York Daily News, 15 June 2026

Definition of pipe up

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