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 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 In June, students spoke up at a district board meeting, claiming that racial slurs had become more commonplace on campus, the Independent reported. — Terry Castleman follow, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026 Thank you to everyone who spoke up, showed up, emailed, and voiced your feedback. — Jordan Burrows, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026 Weeks later, one of her most skeptical peers spoke up in a leadership meeting—not to object, but to explain why the change mattered for his team too. — Andriana Eliadis, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026 Not long after Cowdray, the Dorchester president, got up to present, Opperman spoke up. — Noah Shachtman, Vanity Fair, 25 Aug. 2026 The actress, 47, brought up a moment when most members of the cast spoke up to ask for a change from the writers. — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026 According to Dogen, the confusion ended only after one of his children spoke up. — Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for spoke up

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Men shouted abuse from car windows or tried to bribe him with money, drugs, even girlfriends.

— Robb Report, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
McMillan was aware of his big game in the moment on Sunday, and even shouted out Smith on the sideline, shoving his face in a camera and letting out some playful bravado like Smith once did.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of shouted

Verb

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, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of spoke out

Verb

At the Conference, execs from three beneficiaries — Casa Mundo Cero, Aurora Media and Itaca Films — talked up the benefits.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026
The company offered locals huge salaries—$185,000 annually, well above the national average—and talked up the potential size of the oil deposit.

— Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of talked 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