outspoken
adjective
uttered or expressed with frankness or without reserve.
outspokenness
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a word derived from
outspoken.
Example Sentences
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Wilson, 71 years old, has never been one to hold his tongue and sometimes his outspokenness has backfired.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
The outspokenness of the Winter Olympic athletes echoes a dramatic protest by Olympians Tommie Smith and John Carlos which electrified the 1968 Summer Games in Mexico City.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2026
Ludmila Vasilyeva's outspokenness is an exception, not the rule.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2025
In early 1861, as the nation went to war against itself, Einhorn’s Jewish critics in Baltimore called a meeting to protest his outspokenness, which they feared might draw negative attention.
From Slate ● Apr. 10, 2025
A certain World Bank official implied that Alex’s brashness and outspokenness turned off many people.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
