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 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
