SPOKEN OUT Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

spoken out

verb

past participle of speak out

as in shouted

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 spoken out The proposal is a new frustration for those who've spoken out against the project. — Jack Springgate, CBS News, 31 July 2026 This isn’t the first time Selleck has spoken out about the conclusion of the CBS hit. — Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026 Grant, who played the villainous con artist Forge, has previously spoken out about the film’s box office performance. — Matt Minton, Variety, 25 July 2026 Senior serving officers have spoken out in defence of Fedorov, while some have even resigned in protest. — Elliott Goat, TheWeek, 22 July 2026 Despite these claims, international organizations, government officials, and sports organizations have spoken out against the IOC for provisionally lifting restrictions on Russia. — Mark Temnycky, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026 The president’s continuing campaign to seek retribution against those who’ve spoken out against him is unsurprising. — Linda B. Rosenthal, New York Daily News, 10 July 2026 Former Olympian denies vandalism after arrest At least one person has spoken out about their arrest. — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 23 June 2026 Once considered one of the best in the profession, former players have spoken out about his old-school tendencies that some say can be considered bullying. — ABC News, 23 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for spoken out

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

On the one hand, Friedman himself, and Walter himself, and Dave Roberts and Shohei Ohtani and Mookie Betts and a cast of heroes talked up a three-peat at last year’s championship celebration.

— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2026
George Chan | Getty Images Microsoft on Monday talked up a new artificial intelligence model for spotting cybersecurity vulnerabilities.

— Jordan Novet, CNBC, 27 July 2026

Definition of talked up

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

Definition of sounded off

Verb

After several bystanders jumped into the water to try and help, Williams yelled at them to get back to shore.

— Tim Fang, CBS News, 30 July 2026
Instead, Lola was allowed to run around barking at a grizzly while her owners repeatedly yelled her name and continued filming.

— Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2026