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SPEAK OUT Synonyms

There are 19 synonyms of the phrase speak out. (exact relations)
There are 9 hypernyms of the phrase speak out. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for SPEAK OUT

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affirm
verbv
verb

• establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts

• to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true

• say yes to

announce
verbv
verb

• make known; make an announcement

• announce publicly or officially

• give the names of

• foreshadow or presage

articulate
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective

• expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language

• consisting of segments held together by joints

verb

• provide with a joint

• put into words or an expression

• speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way

• unite by forming a joint or joints

• express or state clearly

assert
verb, nounv, n
verb

• state categorically

• to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true

• insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized

• postulate positively and assertively

communicate
verbv
verb

• transmit information

• transmit thoughts or feelings

• transfer to another

• join or connect

• be in verbal contact; interchange information or ideas

• administer Communion; in church

• receive Communion, in the Catholic church

declare
verbv
verb

• state emphatically and authoritatively

• announce publicly or officially

• state firmly

• declare to be

• authorize payments of

• designate (a trump suit or no-trump) with the final bid of a hand

• make a declaration (of dutiable goods) to a customs official

• proclaim one's support, sympathy, or opinion for or against

enunciate
verbv
verb

• speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way

• express or state clearly

express
verb, adverb, noun, adjectivev, adv, n, adj
noun

• mail that is distributed by a rapid and efficient system

• public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stops

• rapid transport of goods

adverb

• by express

adjective satellite

• not tacit or implied

• without unnecessary stops

verb

• give expression to

• articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise

• serve as a means for expressing something

• indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.

• manifest the effects of (a gene or genetic trait)

• obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action

• send by rapid transport or special messenger service

proclaim
verbv
verb

• declare formally; declare someone to be something; of titles

• state or announce

• affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of

• praise, glorify, or honor

pronounce
verbv
verb

• speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way

• pronounce judgment on

state
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies

• the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

• the way something is with respect to its main attributes

• the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state

• a politically organized body of people under a single government

• (chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container)

• a state of depression or agitation

• the territory occupied by a nation

verb

• express in words

• put before

• indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.

utter
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers

• complete and absolute

verb

• articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise

• express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)

• express in speech

• put into circulation

vent
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a hole for the escape of gas or air

• external opening of urinary or genital system of a lower vertebrate

• a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt

• a slit in a garment (as in the back seam of a jacket)

• activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion

verb

• give expression or utterance to

• expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen

verbalize
verbv
verb

• be verbose

• express in speech

• articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise

• convert into a verb

voice
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

• the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract

• a sound suggestive of a vocal utterance

• expressing in coherent verbal form

• a means or agency by which something is expressed or communicated

• something suggestive of speech in being a medium of expression

• (metonymy) a singer

• an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose

• the ability to speak

• (linguistics) the grammatical relation (active or passive) of the grammatical subject of a verb to the action that the verb denotes

• the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music

• A term used in phonetics and phonology to characterize speech sounds, with sounds described as either voiceless (unvoiced) or voiced.

verb

• give voice to

• utter with vibrating vocal chords

animadvert
verbv
verb

• express one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitation

• express blame or censure or make a harshly critical remark

opine
verbv
verb

• express one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitation

• expect, believe, or suppose

sound off
verbv
verb

• express one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitation

• start playing

• express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness

speak up
verbv
verb

• express one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitation

• speak louder; raise one's voice

Best Hypernyms For SPEAK OUT

Here is a list of related hypernyms for speak out, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (9)
articulate communicate declare enunciate express pronounce utter vocalize voice

Alternatives for AFFIRM

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