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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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

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When a major renovation of Northeast High School appeared at risk, residents and local leaders spoke up.

— Tim Lonergan, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
Some people spoke up, while others, such as the man who’d been with Foreman when he was shot, remained silent, Townsend said.

— Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of spoke up

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

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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

Definition of spoke out

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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

Definition of sounded off

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Netflix has simultaneously struck a high-profile pact with France’s TF1 that was recently talked up by Ted Sarandos.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 26 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of talked up

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The kid was encouraged to dominate 5U beginner soccer kids by a father who yelled to keep the ball.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026
Five officers approached the parked car with guns drawn, before the car reversed away and crashed into a nearby parked car, as officers yelled for the driver to stop.

— Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2026

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