SPEAKING OUT Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

speaking out 1 of 2

adjective

as in speaking up

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speaking out

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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

As the lone Democratic commissioner at the Federal Communications Commission, Anna Gomez has been in the unique position of speaking out on some of the agency’s biggest decisions and even publicly urging Disney to fight back against the FCC. — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2026 Davis has been speaking out about the killing for nearly two decades. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026 As the investigation of Hayden Panettiere's death continues, new details are emerging, and people in the actress' life are speaking out. — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026 Panettiere said she was fired from a decade-plus brand deal with Neutrogena after speaking out about postpartum depression in a 2015 interview on national TV. — Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026 Anna Paquin is speaking out about the experiences of young girls in Hollywood following the death of fellow former child star Hayden Panettiere. — ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026 The activist speaking out against the bill is also calling for an outright ban on data centers. — Dennis Valera, CBS News, 17 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for speaking out

Adjective

The protagonist is highly vocal, frequently engaging in quips and banter.

— Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 29 Aug. 2026
Layered background sighs, a resonant lead vocal, autumnal acoustic guitar flickers, synths both eerie and trippy—James has all his tricks on tap.

— Ryan Leas, Pitchfork, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of vocal

Verb

Part of it is that more women are speaking up about hair loss, shrugging off the stigma and reaching out for help.

— Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 25 Aug. 2026
She's become an outspoken advocate against the plant, speaking up at city meetings and leading the Safe and Sound Coalition as its director.

— Lauren Fichten, CBS News, 25 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

Visually, the entire set was stunning, with fast cuts of Nancy Whang pounding on her keyboard, Al Doyle whirring his synthesizer, and Murphy shouting into his microphone, wrapped around his arm.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026
During a third-quarter timeout with Indiana leading 81-75, Cloud began shouting toward Freedom at courtside and Freedom responded, prompting security to escort the former NBA center from the arena as the Fever went on to pull away for a 113-90 win.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of shouting

Adjective

Lagos combines expansive parkland golf with a closing stretch that takes on a more links-like feel, creating a diverse nine holes where the scenery is every bit as memorable as the golf.

— Jeff Goudy, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Even with the beta restricted to a single borough, Silvernia felt incredibly expansive, leaving me with high hopes for the final build's full world map.

— Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of expansive

Verb

My colleague Bruce Feldman has been talking up the Wolfpack all offseason, due in large part to stud QB CJ Bailey and RB Duke Scott, who had 947 all-purpose yards as a freshman.

— Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Fujiyama spent a chunk of our interview talking up investments in Europe’s defense sector, where Carlyle sees a €9 trillion opportunity.

— Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 20 Aug. 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