SPEAK-OUT Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

speak out

verb

Definition of speak out

as in to speak up

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 speak out James showed determination to speak out on social issues and the nation’s political climate after Fox News host Laura Ingraham criticized the three-time NBA champion for his 2018 comments about social issues. — ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026 Stokes’ wife, former Hot 97 radio personality and employee TT Torrez, has also spoken out against the incident, issuing a statement through a representative accusing Funk Flex of physically assaulting her during the altercation with her husband. — Preezy Brown, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2026 Irvine's family spoke out for the first time publicly after Romero's court appearance. — Jesse Zanger, 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 See All Example Sentences for speak out

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Chenault explains how leaders can establish clear priorities when the stakes are high, encourage employees to speak up about problems, and challenge the status quo.

— Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 27 Oct. 2026
Eric and Linda Carpenter-Grantham have shown us how change can begin — with a willingness to speak up and a practical idea that addresses a prevalent concern.

— Jermaine F. Williams, Baltimore Sun, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of speak up

Verb

Hollywell nods in agreement, and shouts out all the graffiti artists and other creatives who are still nearby.

— Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2026
While one fan shouts criticism at an official’s call at Mira Costa High, Grandma and Grandpa Reis calmly and confidently root for their grandsons, Christian, a running back, and Weston, a linebacker.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of shout

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Robert Pattinson is sounding off about Steven Soderbergh stepping up to help finish filming The Batman Part II.

— James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 26 Oct. 2026
Here, the athlete sounds off on the secrets to success in beach volleyball, the women’s sports surge and SoCal style.

— Katie Abel, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of sound off

Verb

Also at the upfronts, led by Paramount’s Lee Sears, President, International Markets Ad Sales, execs were talking up a new world in the UK where Paramount’s 5 has struck a historic deal with Channel 4 over advertising.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 22 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 talk up

Verb

Ida Mae Cullen, the peppery widow of poet Countee Cullen, pipes up to remind the group, vigorously, that the Harlem Renaissance really lasted for just one decade, the 1920s, though its ripples began years before and resonated for decades after.

— Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of pipe up

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