speak-out
1 of 2noun
ˈspēk-ˌau̇t 
: an event in which people publicly share their experiences of or views on an issue
speak out
2 of 2verb
spoke out; spoken out; speaking out; speaks out
intransitive verb
1
: to speak loud enough to be heard
2
: to speak boldly : express an opinion frankly
spoke out on the issues
Synonyms
Verb
- pipe up
- shoot
- sound off
- speak up
- spout (off)
- talk up
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Example Sentences
Verb it's a free country, so anyone can speak out
Word History
First Known Use
Noun
1968, in the meaning defined above
Verb
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
spoken out
verb
as in spoken up
to voice one's opinions freely with force it's a free country, so anyone can speak out Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- spoken up
- talked up
- shouted
- piped up
- sounded off
- spoken one's mind
- cried
- yelled
- spouted (off)
- called
- shot
- vociferated
- hollered
- sung (out)
- roared
- bawled
- thundered
- enounced
- bellowed
- bayed
- articulated
- enunciated
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- clammed up
- shut up
- suppressed
- hushed
- belted up
- dummied up
- quieted
- thirteen-lined gopher
- thirteen-lined ground squirrel
- thirteener
- thirteenest
- thirteenner
- thirteennest
- thirteens
- thirteenth
- thirteenth chord
- thirteenther
- thirteenthest
- thirteenths
- thirtier
- thirties
- thirtiest
- thirtieth
- thirtiether
- thirtiethest
- thirtieths
- thirtover
- thirty
- thirty-eight
- thirty-eighth
- thirty-fifth
- thirty-first