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

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of spoken out Blackburn has spoken out against the use of deepfakes made with AI without licensing or approval after musical artists approached lawmakers in May 2025. — Ryan Mancini, The Hill, 14 Oct. 2026 Lawmakers, current and former Cornell students, actors and other public figures are among those who have spoken out. — Jason Carroll, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026 Martine Singer has spoken out nine months after the deaths of her sister Michele and brother-in-law Rob Reiner. — Shelby Stivale, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2026 Traditional Republicans who have supported, or at least gone along with, the party’s attacks on Muslims and immigrants and its rejection of democratic norms have spoken out against cracking the door open for anti-Semites. — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2026 While Gaetz and Pizzo have fought for the family’s reunification, some of Zuraff’s family members have spoken out and said lawmakers are making assumptions about the case without knowing the full circumstances. — Romy Ellenbogen Herald, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026 Fans are likely to voice their displeasure and several prominent supporters’ groups have already spoken out about the summer business. — Matt Slater, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 Both Democratic and Republican hopefuls have spoken out against the facilities during their campaigns. — Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2026 The king has also spoken out following the deadly floods in Nepal. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 28 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for spoken out

Verb

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

Verb

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
Like China, Russia has talked up the prospect of its own Starlink alternative for several years, but the program was accelerated earlier this year when SpaceX cut off Russian access to Starlink.

— Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of talked 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

Verb

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

Verb

By Monday, the girl who cried all those tears on her guitar will be both the youngest woman to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall, and youngest-member of the Nashville edition.

— Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2026
Several jurors cried after viewing autopsy photos of Hedgepeth, according to local media accounts.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of cried

Verb

Moshier remembers when the team stopped at a fast-food restaurant on a road trip and Murphy yelled for everyone to get back to the bus.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
Hill yelled at Vikings linebacker Eric Wilson after Wilson was accidentally knocked into him during Minnesota's game against Miami.

— Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026