Synonyms for outspoken
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : out-spoh-kuhn |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈaʊtˈspoʊ kən |
Top 10 synonyms for outspoken Other synonyms for the word outspoken
Définition of outspoken
Origin :- "given to speaking freely," 1808, originally Scottish, from out (adv.) + spoken. "The pa. pple. has here a resultant force, as in 'well spoken', 'well read'." [OED]. Related: Outspokenly; outspokenness.
- adj explicit, unreserved
- He had not been outspoken, it is true, and herein lay one of the dangers.
- Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
- Had the outspoken Lady Pen said anything about her hair, she wondered.
- Extract from : « Jan and Her Job » by L. Allen Harker
- When Mary read this portion of the letter to her Uncle Shadrach his scorn was outspoken.
- Extract from : « Mary-'Gusta » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- I had to be a little—just a little—you see—you know, outspoken, or—you know what I mean.
- Extract from : « A Forest Hearth: A Romance of Indiana in the Thirties » by Charles Major
- Father Ryan is candid, truthful, and outspoken, and commands respect.
- Extract from : « Ireland as It Is » by Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)
- He was but the heart-broken jester now, impulsive, outspoken.
- Extract from : « Mixed Faces » by Roy Norton
- He had for the first time to affirm his will in the face of outspoken opposition.
- Extract from : « Lord Jim » by Joseph Conrad
- He describes Lever as being too fond of display and too outspoken.
- Extract from : « Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. I (of II) » by Edmund Downey
- All his talk today struck me as being straightforward and outspoken.
- Extract from : « Out of the Depths » by Robert Ames Bennet
- He still manifested an outspoken dislike for "intriguing fellows."
- Extract from : « The Point Of Honor » by Joseph Conrad
Antonyms for outspoken
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