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

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 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for speaking out

Adjective

The former clerk has also been a vocal defender of Kansas City’s new congressional district, which Republicans redrew last year.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026
Today, Hadley is a vocal advocate for survivors of domestic violence.

— Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 25 July 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 list of diagnostic codes Konza provided in the email includes injuries that do not involve consumer products.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 27 July 2026
In Mel Brooks’ parody fashion, the Spaceballs team parodied Marvel’s Hall H panels with an expansive Spaceballs Cinematic Universe, stretching across 180-degree screens in the room.

— Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 27 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