Meanings
verbspeak out (third-person singular simple present speaks out, present participle speaking out, simple past spoke out, past participle spoken out)
present singular third person speaks out · participle present speaking out · past spoke out · participle past spoken out
Synonyms & antonyms
verbexpress one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitation
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian изказвам се
- изказвам се (izkazvam se)assert or promote one's opinion; to make one's thoughts known
Chinese Mandarin 表達意見 /表达意见, 主張己見 /主张己见
- 表達意見 /表达意见 (biǎodá yìjiàn)assert or promote one's opinion; to make one's thoughts known
- 主張己見 /主张己见 (zhǔzhāng jǐjiàn)assert or promote one's opinion; to make one's thoughts known
- 積極發言 /积极发言 (jījí fāyán)assert or promote one's opinion; to make one's thoughts known
Dutch zich uitspreken
- zich uitsprekenassert or promote one's opinion; to make one's thoughts known
Finnish ottaa kantaa, sanoa mielipiteensä
- ottaa kantaaassert or promote one's opinion; to make one's thoughts known
- sanoa mielipiteensäassert or promote one's opinion; to make one's thoughts known
French se prononcer, s'affirmer
- se prononcerassert or promote one's opinion; to make one's thoughts known
- s'affirmerassert or promote one's opinion; to make one's thoughts known
German sich klar und deutlich ausdrücken, Klartext reden
- sich klar und deutlich ausdrückenassert or promote one's opinion; to make one's thoughts known
- Klartext redenassert or promote one's opinion; to make one's thoughts known
- kein Blatt vor den Mund nehmenassert or promote one's opinion; to make one's thoughts known
Italian esternare
- esternareassert or promote one's opinion; to make one's thoughts known
Latin ēloquor
- ēloquorassert or promote one's opinion; to make one's thoughts known
Polish wypowiadać się, wypowiedzieć się
- wypowiadać sięassert or promote one's opinion; to make one's thoughts known
- wypowiedzieć sięassert or promote one's opinion; to make one's thoughts known
Portuguese falar, expressar-se
- falarassert or promote one's opinion; to make one's thoughts known
- expressar-seassert or promote one's opinion; to make one's thoughts known
Spanish expresarse
- expresarseassert or promote one's opinion; to make one's thoughts known
Swedish tala ut, säga sin mening
- tala utassert or promote one's opinion; to make one's thoughts known
- säga sin meningassert or promote one's opinion; to make one's thoughts known
- ta bladet från munnenassert or promote one's opinion; to make one's thoughts known
Ukrainian виказувати, виказати
- виказувати (vykazuvaty)assert or promote one's opinion; to make one's thoughts known
- виказати (vykazaty)assert or promote one's opinion; to make one's thoughts known
Cite this entry
APA
speak out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/speak%20out
MLA
“speak out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/speak%20out. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “speak out,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/speak%20out.
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