SPEAKING OUT Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in speaking up

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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

Surviving members of the beloved Bahamian musical group Da Pond Band are speaking out about their friends and bandmates who were killed when a small plane operated by Flamingo Air crashed in the Bahamas on Friday, killing all 10 people on board. — Cristian Benavides, CBS News, 13 July 2026 Many of the witnesses, including Frometa and Flores, have said that ICE has tried to punish them for speaking out. — Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 13 July 2026 Britney Spears is speaking out after being spotted hanging out of the sunroof of an SUV on a busy Los Angeles freeway. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 12 July 2026 That the women who show such bravery in speaking out against powerful men are wasting their time because their trauma cannot compete with the power of sport, or the power that sport imparts on its protagonists. — Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 11 July 2026 For Slusser, who became one of the most prominent voices in the fight to protect women’s sports after speaking out about a transgender player on her volleyball team in 2024, the decision was deeply personal. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026 Noah Kahan is speaking out about a disgusting habit picked up by some music fans. — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 29 June 2026 Teenagers and young adults in the San Jose area are speaking out against the popular microtrend fashion culture for the environmental repercussions and expense of keeping up with it all. — Quinn Rickett, Mercury News, 24 June 2026 The victim is setting an example by speaking out. — ABC News, 24 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for speaking out

Adjective

Over the long course of hominin evolution, the human vocal tract underwent a significant reorganization.

— Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
Damian has been less vocal – processing everything that happened to his family in a different way.

— Osmary Hernández, CNN Money, 11 July 2026

Definition of vocal

Adjective

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
The great speculators became talkative and communicative or dull, sullen, silent, and peevish.

— Owen Lamont, Fortune, 2 July 2026

Definition of communicative

Verb

Complete strangers become confidants, newcomers are entrusted with the secret rituals of the forest (like shouting for the always elusive Carl), and trading trinkets and kandi is the reigning social currency.

— Taryn Valentine, SPIN, 10 July 2026
During a meeting last month, dozens of students and educators packed the school board’s auditorium to support Broderick, in a contentious meeting that at times erupted in shouting amid questions over what can be said during public comments.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2026

Definition of shouting

Adjective

New Zealand’s more expansive style was always going to put them at risk in this fixture.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 5 July 2026
The beach is located in a unique cove surrounded by mountains, and features rich blue water and expansive golden sand.

— Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 5 July 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

From there on the two teams looked to find ways to generate offense but the bats were not sounding off.

— Mukala Kabongo, Boston Herald, 14 June 2026
The university, its athletic department and anyone associated with it haven't done the Red Raiders and their quarterback any favors, either, with people like head coach Joey Maguire and billionaire booster Cody Campbell sounding off on the issue and only angering fans further.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026

Definition of sounding off

Verb

Kirk’s widow, Erika Kirk, who now leads Turning Point USA, was seen crying at times, dabbing her eyes with tissues and being consoled by the people around her.

— Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
The Science Behind Why Smart People Go Blank There's a reason even experienced clinicians can suddenly lose their footing the moment a client starts crying or raises their voice over a bill.

— Kwame Christian Esq, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026