SPOKEN UP Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

spoken up

verb

past participle of speak up

as in spoken out

to voice one's opinions freely with force she's never been afraid to speak up at town meetings

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Recent Examples of spoken up Coach Powers's departure should not limit his cooperation or anyone else's, and the players who have spoken up must be protected. — Jordan Freiman, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026 The singer has also spoken up on LGBTQ+ rights, among other concerns. — Chris Willman, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026 In the days since, more than a dozen Democrats and a handful of Republicans have spoken up to further criticize the ads. — Ali Swenson, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2026 Dropkick Murphys‘ frontman Ken Casey has spoken up about Macklemore being forced off Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour after the rapper made onstage comments in support of Palestinians and criticized Israel’s war in Gaza. — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2026 He’s even spoken up in support of the author, who has been involved in an ongoing controversy over her comments on transgender issues. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2026 Even when Chappell has not spoken up about various media frenzies, her fans may be the ones speaking on her behalf. — Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 Jennifer Morrison, the state’s public-safety commissioner, has also spoken up. — Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026 The conference has spoken up about racial justice issues in the past. — Bracey Harris, NBC news, 19 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for spoken up

Verb

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

Definition of 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

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

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

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