speak out

Verb

Meaning

express one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitation

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

opine speak up animadvert sound off thunder state say speak express talk protest sing declare assert oppose
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Antonyms

hush mutter grizzle quiet breathe whisper
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Hypernyms

declare

Hyponyms

editorialise editorialize

Examples

The least I can do is speak out for the hundreds of chimpanzees who, right now, sit hunched, miserable and without hope, staring out with dead eyes from their metal prisons. They cannot speak for themselves. Jane Goodall

When decorum is repression, the only dignity free men have is to speak out. Abbie Hoffman

The American people already know that Bill Clinton is a bad boy, a naughty boy. I'm going to speak out for the citizens of my state, who in the majority think that Bill Clinton is probably even a nasty, bad, naughty boy. Larry Craig

Winning means some kind of approval of the Establishment which means people will more readily accept me, may be less frightened of me and other people who speak out. Jane Fonda

I also have to speak out for people around me who are afraid, who think it is not worth it or who have totally given up hope. So I want to set an example: you can do it and this is okay, to speak out. Ai Weiwei

When you know something in your heart, you better not be quiet about it. You better speak out about it. Zach Wamp

Close letter words and terms

speak one's conscience speak one's mind speak openly speak out loud speak out of turn speak plain