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 Cook County Commissioner Scott Britton (D-14th) spoke out this week as the investigation continues into racist and homophobic comments made at a high school football game last Friday. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 Anna Gomez, the FCC’s lone Democratic commissioner, immediately spoke out against Carr’s message. — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026 In Hale’s teens, an adult leader of his Boy Scout troop spoke out against the creation of a bus lane. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 By all accounts, the real Grandier was a handsome, charismatic speaker as well as a serial philanderer who spoke out against clerical celibacy. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026 At the meeting, Maitland Mayor John Lowndes, a Democrat who is running against Brodeur for the state Senate seat, spoke out against Dorworth’s assertion that the county’s development process was rigged in favor of preserving the rural boundary. — Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026 The two brothers have spoke out publicly about grappling with grief and mental health in the years since. — ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026 Many residents that spoke out at Tuesday’s public hearing agreed that the plaza needs a revitalization of sorts, but not at the expense of pushing the 14 existing businesses out. — Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026 Veterans, retirees and lawmakers spoke out — against its scale, its cost, its lack of Congressional approval, its gaudiness, its intrusion on nearby Arlington National Cemetery and more — next to a mockup made of tarp. — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for spoke out

Verb

Cat Uden, a longtime resident who has opposed the project from the beginning, spoke up again Wednesday night.

— Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026
The statement, in which Bryan supposedly spoke up defending his stance from the night before, came from an X account that purports to belong to the singer but does not.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of spoke up

Verb

The accuser recalled banging on the locked toilet door to escape and says a man outside may have shouted to ask if everything was okay.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 19 Oct. 2026
Children shouted, amped up on sugar and adrenaline, while orange leaves crunched under their feet.

— Isa Mudannayake, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of shouted

Verb

The president talked up Jackson and Senate candidate Mike Collins as part of the White House effort to boost GOP enthusiasm in the upcoming elections.

— DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
Like China, Russia has talked up the prospect of its own Starlink alternative for several years, but the program was accelerated earlier this year when SpaceX cut off Russian access to Starlink.

— Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of talked up

Verb

Another girl cried non-stop—possibly from fear and nervousness rather than sorrow.

— Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2026
At one point, Blair cried with tears running down her face, and her lawyer Reitzas moved to wipe them from her face as Blair remained handcuffed during the proceedings.

— Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of cried

Verb

Moshier remembers when the team stopped at a fast-food restaurant on a road trip and Murphy yelled for everyone to get back to the bus.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
Hill yelled at Vikings linebacker Eric Wilson after Wilson was accidentally knocked into him during Minnesota's game against Miami.

— Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of yelled

Verb

But remarks made last week by Bruce Brown, an eight-year NBA veteran fighting for a roster spot with the New York Knicks, garnered enough attention online that the league piped up.

— Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 15 Oct. 2026
At this, Shawn, who sat with his father at the end of the jetty, piped up.

— Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of piped up

Verb

Multiple season-ticket holders sounded off on season-ticket deadlines, saying in the past they were required to begin 25% payments in December to receive the perk of 20 free tickets for certain games.

— Troy Renck, Denver Post, 1 Oct. 2026
Her video also gained attention on X, where users sounded off in quote-tweets and replies, boosting the tweet to over 9 million views in three days.

— Owen Carry, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026