outspokenout‧spo‧ken /aʊtˈspəʊkən $ -ˈspoʊ-/ adjective 
Examples
an outspoken critic of the education reforms—outspokenly adverb—outspokenness noun [uncountable]
ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- outspoken views
- She's an outspoken critic of U.S. policy.
- As a former schoolmaster, he has always been outspoken on education issues and a firm supporter of traditional learning methods.
- But now she will be able to return to her outspoken, opinionated self.
- Dysart was an obvious target: ex-Navy, Ministry of Defence, outspoken in support of the Union.
- In its earlier years it was extremely outspoken in its condemnation of anything that failed to gain its approval.
- It revealed Docherty to be a witty, compulsive and outspoken man who feels cheated by the past.
- Perhaps it made me too outspoken.
- We'd know nothing of that damaged ball but for outspoken Allan Lamb.
THESAURUSnot hiding the truth or the facts► honest
Collocations saying what you really think and not hiding the truth or the facts: · I’m going to ask you something, and I want you to be honest with me.· an honest answer· To be honest, I didn’t think his speech was very good.
► straight informal honest and saying what you really think: · I can’t help you if you’re not straight with me.· I need a straight answer.
► open willing to talk about what you think, feel etc in an honest way, rather than trying to hide it: · People have become more open about their feelings.· She’s very easy to talk to because she’s so open.
► frank speaking honestly and directly about something, especially something that people find difficult to discuss: · In his book, he’s brutally frank about his experience with his illness.· a frank discussion about sex
► direct saying exactly what you think in an honest clear way, even when this might annoy or upset people: · Not everyone liked his direct manner.· She can be very direct.
► blunt speaking in a completely honest way, even if it upsets people, when it would be better to be more careful or polite: · Sorry if I was a bit blunt with you.· His hard tone and blunt words were hurtful.· She didn’t reply and I knew I had been too blunt.
► upfront [not before noun] informal talking and behaving in an honest way, even when it is difficult to do this, in a way that people respect: · It’s best to be upfront about your financial problems.· You have to be upfront with kids.
► outspoken expressing your opinions publicly in a very direct way, which may offend or annoy some people: · an outspoken critic of the government· He was known for his outspoken views on various controversies.
► forthright formal saying exactly what what you think, without being afraid of what other people will think: · The opposition have not come up with a clear forthright statement of their policies.· At times, Helena was a little too forthright.
► candid formal honest about the facts, or about your opinions and feelings, even if other people disapprove of them: · He’d always been completely candid about his past.· It was an unusually candid admission for a politician.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► outspoken criticism
Word family (=said very openly and directly)· I was surprised by his outspoken criticism of the system.
► an outspoken/vocal opponent (=one who publicly expresses disagreement with something)· He was a vocal opponent of closer relations with the United States.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► more· Scholarly thinking became still more outspoken in the early 1990s.· They were noticeably more outspoken than at the outset.· The parties at the centre of the political spectrum became more outspoken in their criticisms of the government.· Rhee intensified his pressure in the early months of 1947 and became more outspoken in criticising the military government.
► most· The most outspoken advocates of public participation in central government were a minority of activists among the provincial nobility.· Kellmer Pringle is among the most outspoken proponents of the society-as-parent type of view.· Next day we lunched with a young politician known as the most outspoken critic of Smith and the government.· And it was one of the most outspoken attacks by a Royal on a foreign power.· Cabinet Ministers; some of the most shell-backed Right-wingers and some of the most outspoken men of the Left.
NOUN► critic· Her father was an eccentric, outspoken critic of the government, who was killed by police in 1985.· Next day we lunched with a young politician known as the most outspoken critic of Smith and the government.· From January 1891 it appeared as the Lagos Weekly Record, and was for forty-nine years an outspoken critic of colonialism.
► opponent· The law was sent for approval to Governor George Deukmejian, a former outspoken opponent of gun control.· Davis has earned a reputation as an outspoken opponent of any kind of nuclear waste dumping at sea.
WORD FAMILYadjectiveunspeakablespeechlessoutspokenspoken ≠ unspokennounspeakerspeechverbspeakadverbunspeakably
expressing your opinions honestly and directly, even when doing this might annoy some people OPP reticent: an outspoken critic of the education reforms—outspokenly adverb—outspokenness noun [uncountable]