as in honest
free in expressing one's true feelings and opinions
a newspaper columnist who has been very outspoken on a number of controversial issues
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Recent Examples of outspoken
Since Fox, 35, made her film debut opposite Adam Sandler in 2019’s Uncut Gems, the outrageous and outspoken star has established herself as a cultural force.
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Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
Kuti was an outspoken critic of Nigeria’s military juntas in the 1970s.
—Peter White, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2025
In his later years, Redford never lost his passion for storytelling through film and remained an outspoken champion of environmental causes.
—Tricia Escobedo, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
The purchase is Musk's largest insider stock purchase ever by value and widely seen as a vote of confidence in the company by its outspoken chief executive.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
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Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
Kuti was an outspoken critic of Nigeria’s military juntas in the 1970s.
—Peter White, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2025
In his later years, Redford never lost his passion for storytelling through film and remained an outspoken champion of environmental causes.
—Tricia Escobedo, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
The purchase is Musk's largest insider stock purchase ever by value and widely seen as a vote of confidence in the company by its outspoken chief executive.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outspoken
Adjective
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Simmons is a shell of his former self as a playmaker and was never able to develop a jump shot to at least keep defenses honest.—
Noah Camras,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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And being honest about that helped build long-term trust.—
Greg Peters,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In a candid conversation with Speedy Morman on a new episode of 360 With Speedy, NBA legend LeBron James opened up about the current state of his friendship with longtime associate and rap star Drake.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Together for 28 years and married for 26, Victoria and David have welcomed four children — sons Brooklyn, Romeo and Cruz, and daughter Harper — and have been candid about nurturing their relationship over the years.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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To be frank, that was unexpected.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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The son of LeBron James, Bronny has heard the nepotism criticisms ever since getting a shot at the NBA, and to be quite frank, some of that has some validity to it.—
Matthew Schmidt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Israel, a nation which Kirk was a vocal supporter of, has also emerged as a flashpoint following his death.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Sep. 2025
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The actor, who grew up in a working-class family in Santa Monica, spent decades as a vocal climate activist, founding The Redford Center, dedicated to raising awareness for environmental causes, with his late son James in 2005.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Schuler’s years of location scouting told him that this dude was a player in their forthcoming story.—
Jay Glennie,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Sep. 2025
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And while the early modeling suggested that the networks would have to contend with the occasional instance of statistical backsliding, Nielsen hasn’t been forthcoming about what might be causing these aberrations.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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But McDonald — who always comes off as forthright, analytical and calm — was by no means trying to blame external factors.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
4 Sep. 2025
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During his Friday Zoom session with local media members, Chiefs coach Andy Reid was forthright about Royals’ status.—
Pete Sweeney,
Kansas City Star,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Outspoken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outspoken. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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