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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A top lieutenant of Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg for more than 20 years, Bosworth’s outspokenness and hard-charging style have made him a magnet for controversy—and, at times, a useful heat shield for his billionaire boss.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026
The Yale study points to the effects of CEO outspokenness for good or ill, especially when their topics have little or nothing to do with their companies’ direct interests.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2025
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
She would never get used to Judith’s outspokenness.
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
