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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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

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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

Definition of spoke up

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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

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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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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

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