SPEAKING OUT Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

speaking out 1 of 2

adjective

as in speaking up

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verb

present participle of speak out

as in spouting (off)

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 speaking out

Verb

But neighbors on Ash Avenue have been speaking out against the project for years. — Olivia Young, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026 An American woman is speaking out after being rescued from a seaplane crash that was caught on camera near the Bahamas on Saturday. — Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026 When it was relayed to Moore that Johnson was speaking out of turn and ruining the sanctity of what happens in the huddle, the Heisman hopeful was less than pleased. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026 The mothers of two men who say they were switched at birth nearly 40 years ago are speaking out for the first time. — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 24 July 2026 Aaron Lee Tasjan is speaking out after reports of some fans walking out of a concert. — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 24 July 2026 Cecilia Vega is speaking out following her firing from 60 Minutes. — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 24 July 2026 Still, with more artists speaking out, the producer is hopeful more people will push back against a future in which music is entirely reliant on AI. — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 20 July 2026 The incident, however, has not deterred her from speaking out and advocating better treatment for other homeless individuals. — Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 17 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for speaking out

Adjective

Together, Clancy’s vocal, physical and written messages offered key insights into her perspective in the second week of her trial on three counts of murder in the killings of her children Cora, 5; Dawson, 3; and Callan, 8 months.

— Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
Elevating other leaders that are on our team to be more vocal out there.

— Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of vocal

Verb

The generation that has encountered the impact of social media on their own and their friends’ mental and physical wellbeing is speaking up, loud and clear.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Aug. 2026
If another passenger refuses to share the armrests, experts recommend politely speaking up before asking a flight attendant for help.

— Joey Skladany, Travel + Leisure, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of speaking up

Adjective

Now, from membership in the Nazi Party to the facts behind family lineage or legends, communicative memory no longer has the final word.

— Fern Schumer Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
Steering is accurate without being particularly communicative, but that's perfectly appropriate for this car.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 July 2026

Definition of communicative

Verb

When the surveillance footage resumes about an hour later, a man can be heard shouting, but the words are unintelligible, and a vehicle horn sounds.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 10 Aug. 2026
But don’t expect those insiders to be put into partisan panels for a few minutes of shouting.

— Mark Joyella, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of shouting

Adjective

This is similar to what Corlys urges Rhaenyra to do in the book, though the book version is more expansive and Corlys is never captured in the first place.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Local authorities did not say how the captives were rescued from the dense, expansive forest of the Kainji Lake National Park.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of expansive

Verb

Damola Adamolekun, the youngest CEO the chain restaurant has ever seen at 37 years old, acknowledges the company's storied history with celebrity, and has been talking up the brand since taking over.

— Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
Since Anthropic began offering glimpses of their Mythos model earlier this year, critics have slammed the company for allegedly building hype by talking up how dangerous the model could be in the wrong hands.

— Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of talking up

Verb

Influencers like Paige Paul (née Lorenze) have been sounding off in Four Winds Craft Guild’s comments, trying to frame the argument as a feminist one.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 29 July 2026
His inconsistencies were glaring, sounding off alarm bells about whether Drury had made a miscalculation.

— Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 21 July 2026

Definition of sounding off

Verb

Common signs include clinginess, crying at drop-off and difficulty separating in the morning.

— Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Aug. 2026
There is no image that captures my experience of drafting a novel better than a woman crying over her inability to spin straw into gold.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026