SPOKE OUT Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

spoke out

verb

past tense of speak out

as in spoke 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 spoke out Spain's Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares also spoke out Monday, saying the Popular Party's leader, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, needed to disavow the remarks. — ABC News, 13 July 2026 Former Blue Jays outfielder Kevin Pillar recently spoke out about Mattingly's departure and speculated that his exit could be contributing to the club's ongoing struggles this season. — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026 Residents of Pontiac, Michigan, spoke out about these concerns at a city council meeting on June 17, The Detroit News reported. — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 11 July 2026 During her cover story with Time Magazine, Taylor spoke out about her relationship with Travis for the first time and confirmed their exact dating timeline in the process. — Alicia Brunker, InStyle, 3 July 2026 Popular lifestyle and fashion influencer Nara Smith spoke out about her daughter’s private health battle, revealing on Wednesday that the 2-year-old is battling cancer. — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026 Later on July 1, McGraw spoke out in another statement on her Instagram Stories, denying that her departure from the show had to do with legal matters. — Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026 Mia Settles-Tidwell, Sacramento State’s former chief diversity officer, spoke out about her discrimination and retaliation lawsuit against President Luke Wood and the CSU board of trustees. — Sacbee.com, 29 June 2026 Bing Thomas spoke out of the corner of his new mouth. — Will MacKin, New Yorker, 28 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for spoke out

Verb

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

Verb

Some shouted out cult classics like Possession (1981), in which Neill provided the ballast that allowed his co-star Isabelle Adjani the chance to dive headfirst into the deep end, or the Hitchcock thriller on a boat Dead Calm (1989).

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 July 2026
Thornton, the only starter in double figures, shouted out the bench, which combined for 52 points.

— Michael Nowels, Mercury News, 9 July 2026

Definition of shouted

Verb

Fans inside the stadium and at watch parties across the nation yelled at the screens.

— Marcus Thompson II, New York Times, 2 July 2026
Civalli, who was at the center of a scuffle in the fourth inning, yelled at Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras after striking him out, causing the benches to clear.

— CBS News, CBS News, 1 July 2026

Definition of yelled

Verb

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