outspoken
Americanadjective
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uttered or expressed with frankness or without reserve.
outspoken criticism.
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free or unreserved in speech.
- Antonyms:
- taciturn
verb
adjective
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candid or bold in speech
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said or expressed with candour or boldness
Related Words
See frank 1.
Other Word Forms
- outspokenly adverb
- outspokenness noun
- unoutspoken adjective
Etymology
Origin of outspoken
Example Sentences
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Still unclear is whether real estate developer Rick Caruso — another outspoken critic of Bass on the fire — will launch a second mayoral bid.
From Los Angeles Times
Still unclear is whether real estate developer Rick Caruso — another outspoken critic of Bass on the fire — will launch a second mayoral bid.
From Los Angeles Times
Cassius Marcellus Clay’s outspoken abolitionism put his life at constant risk.
Among US allies, France was by far the most outspoken.
From BBC
His own wife has been outspoken about how much she loved working at her law firm that offered on-site childcare — and how much she misses it.
From Salon
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