SPEAKING OUT Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

speaking out 1 of 2

adjective

as in speaking up

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speaking out

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verb

present participle of speak out

as in spouting (off)

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 speaking out

Verb

An American woman is speaking out after being rescued from a seaplane crash that was caught on camera near the Bahamas on Saturday. — Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026 When it was relayed to Moore that Johnson was speaking out of turn and ruining the sanctity of what happens in the huddle, the Heisman hopeful was less than pleased. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026 The mothers of two men who say they were switched at birth nearly 40 years ago are speaking out for the first time. — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 24 July 2026 Aaron Lee Tasjan is speaking out after reports of some fans walking out of a concert. — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 24 July 2026 Cecilia Vega is speaking out following her firing from 60 Minutes. — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 24 July 2026 Still, with more artists speaking out, the producer is hopeful more people will push back against a future in which music is entirely reliant on AI. — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 20 July 2026 Which hasn’t entirely stopped Klaveness from speaking out as Infantino pushes the boundaries of his power. — Tom Kludt, Vanity Fair, 17 July 2026 The incident, however, has not deterred her from speaking out and advocating better treatment for other homeless individuals. — Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 17 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for speaking out

Adjective

Several residents who spoke at the meetings characterized the opposition as a vocal minority of residents who have fixated on a few mostly parochial issues.

— John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2026
Thirty pounds lighter, with a prosthetic eyelid, a higher vocal octave and months of mental preparation, Hunnam became Gein.

— Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of vocal

Verb

Rather than treating speaking up as an all-or-nothing leap, this approach breaks team communication down into three manageable levels, each one raising the stakes slightly while lowering the barrier to entry.

— Esther K. Choy, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Yet Haitians have built lives here, often with the support of neighbors, nonprofits and churches – groups speaking up as the community prepares for the end of TPS.

— Gina Perez, The Conversation, 21 July 2026

Definition of speaking up

Adjective

Steering is accurate without being particularly communicative, but that's perfectly appropriate for this car.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 July 2026
But the highest-value layer will be people who combine financial fluency with the kind of strategic, communicative intelligence that helps the whole organization make better decisions.

— Jack O'Hara, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of communicative

Verb

Relief pitcher Caleb Ferguson was not happy, shouting obscenities at the umpire and ripping him for his appearance.

— Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
Chappell likens it to a room shouting at you—too many patterns can look turbulent rather than playful, bold, and curated.

— Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 July 2026

Definition of shouting

Adjective

The expansive menu includes dozens of items ranging from Rosemary Infused Gruyere Mac & Cheese and Black Mussels Opal Basil for appetizers to French Pot Roast and Pork Osso Bucco for dinner.

— Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2026
In fact, the root system of a mature tree is often two to four times the diameter of the tree’s crown, which means those expansive roots are quite likely taking up residence on your side of the property line.

— Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of expansive

Verb

Damola Adamolekun, the youngest CEO the chain restaurant has ever seen at 37 years old, acknowledges the company's storied history with celebrity, and has been talking up the brand since taking over.

— Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
Since Anthropic began offering glimpses of their Mythos model earlier this year, critics have slammed the company for allegedly building hype by talking up how dangerous the model could be in the wrong hands.

— Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of talking up

Verb

Influencers like Paige Paul (née Lorenze) have been sounding off in Four Winds Craft Guild’s comments, trying to frame the argument as a feminist one.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 29 July 2026
His inconsistencies were glaring, sounding off alarm bells about whether Drury had made a miscalculation.

— Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 21 July 2026