SPOKE UP Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

spoke up

verb

past tense of speak up

as in shouted

to voice one's opinions freely with force she's never been afraid to speak up at town meetings

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Recent Examples of spoke up 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 But not one of them spoke up during the meeting so the meeting moved forward. — Terina Allen, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026 Jack Osbourne spoke up in defense of the AI avatar of Ozzy Osbourne that was announced last week. — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 26 May 2026 The Fever were in the midst of putting together a win against the Seattle Storm on Sunday when Scott spoke up after LaChina Robinson mentioned in the fourth quarter that Clark was responsible for 38 of the Fever’s points with under 10 minutes to play. — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026 And then Morton spoke up, and told them no more crying. — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 13 May 2026 One of the people who spoke up was Leonard Wheeler, a former Carolina Panther who now works for the NFL. — Alex Zietlow, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for spoke up

Verb

Morales shouted at reporters as he was led into an NYPD vehicle.

— Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 25 July 2026
Depp hobbled around — supported by a cane, sporting a dusty top hat, and ensconced behind a wrought iron gate — while fans shouted out questions.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 24 July 2026

Definition of shouted

Verb

Prosecutors also moved Wednesday to solidify their argument that Burke would have lost a fortune if Hernandez spoke out against him.

— Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026
Many of those students spoke out in support of the charter school at last week’s State Board of Education meeting.

— Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 19 July 2026

Definition of spoke out

Verb

Kennedy has publicly advocated for lifting restrictions on peptides and talked up their benefits.

— Will Stone, NPR, 23 July 2026
Trump has talked up his push to extend the Abraham Accords — which also formalized commercial ties between Israel and some Arab and Muslim-majority nations — as key to his plan for bringing long-term stability to the Middle East.

— Aamer Madhani, Fortune, 23 July 2026

Definition of talked up

Verb

After letting go of the minor, Schmidt yelled at both his parents and Pambianchi for the remainder of the evening, aggressively getting into Pambianchi's face multiple times.

— Gabe White, Arkansas Online, 21 July 2026
The Texas players kicked our bats, yelled at our girls, stuck their tongues out, threw the ball in the air after every inning and on and on.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of yelled

Verb

During the Central Florida Media Day for Orange and Osceola counties on Saturday at 407 Sports in Ocoee, several veteran coaches sounded off on the subject.

— Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2026
From new faces, such as Florida’s Jon Sumrall and Arkansas’ Ryan Silverfield, to old foes, such as Texas’ Steve Sarkisian and South Carolina’s Shane Beamer, SEC coaches sounded off on the Bulldogs.

— Connor Riley, AJC.com, 24 July 2026