SPOUTED (OFF) Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

spouted (off)

verb

past tense of spout (off)

as in shouted

to voice one's opinions freely with force got in trouble for spouting off in class in a disrespectful way

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Leon Murray, a passenger on the ferry, told local news outlet Ignite News that about four hours after leaving Georgetown, someone shouted that the boat was sinking.

— Reuters, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Frank Micelotta / Disney via Getty Images During his first acceptance speech, Brunson shouted out his family before thanking his coaches and ⁠teammates.

— Reuters, NBC news, 16 July 2026

Definition of shouted

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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

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
Hours after Johnson announced his diagnosis in an interview on GMA, Strunk and the Titans quickly spoke out to offer their support.

— Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026

Definition of spoke out

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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

Definition of sounded off

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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

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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

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