What does outspoken mean?

Definitions for outspoken
ˈaʊtˈspoʊ kənout·spo·ken

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. outspoken, vocaladjective

    given to expressing yourself freely or insistently

    "outspoken in their opposition to segregation"; "a vocal assembly"

  2. blunt, candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank, straight-from-the-shoulderadjective

    characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion

    "blunt talking and straight shooting"; "a blunt New England farmer"; "I gave them my candid opinion"; "forthright criticism"; "a forthright approach to the problem"; "tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank"; "it is possible to be outspoken without being rude"; "plainspoken and to the point"; "a point-blank accusation"

Wiktionary

  1. outspokenadjective

    Speaking, or spoken, freely, openly, or boldly; vocal.

  2. outspokenverb

    past participle of outspeak.

  3. Etymology: From outspeak, equivalent to.

ChatGPT

  1. outspoken

    Outspoken refers to a person who expresses their views or opinions freely, frankly, and directly, without hesitation or fear of the reaction or consequences. Such a person often speaks their mind, making their thoughts and feelings public, even if they are controversial or unpopular.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of outspoken in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of outspoken in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of outspoken in a Sentence

  1. Chris Smith:

    His condition has not improved since ; he has not regained consciousness, his wife, Yevgenia, said in an e-mail to RFE/RL and other media outlets. Kara-Murza’s father, a prominent journalist, told Russian media Thursday that the situation appears to be more serious than we thought. His lungs are being artificially ventilated, he is connected to 10 devices. Related ImageExpand / ContractKara-Murza,( l.), is an outspoken critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, as was his ally, Boris Nemtsov,( r.). , who was gunned down near the Kremlin in February. ( Reuters) Kara-Murza's father is a journalist with RFE/RL’s Russian Service. The activist's family was stopped short of raising public questions about whether foul play was involved. There is no criminal case so far, none has been opened because he is simply a normal patient who arrived at a Moscow hospital by ambulance. That’s his status, nothing more, his father told a radio station. Our task right now is to bring him to a normal trajectory of recuperation. We ’ll establish the cause [ of the illness ] later. Open Russia was founded by Mikhail Khodorkovsky, an oil oligarch and Kremlin opponent who lives in Switzerland after Mikhail Khodorkovsky was pardoned by Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2013 following 10 years in prison. Open Russia's new documentary accuses Kadyrov, a former rebel fighter who joined forces with the Kremlin in 2000, of participating in murders and torture in the North Caucasus republic. Related ImageExpand / ContractChechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, was accused of torture and murder in the new documentary. ( Reuters) Both the Kremlin and Kadyrov have denied involvement in the killing of Boris Nemtsov, although Kadyrov praised the main suspect in the case, a former Chechen police officer, as a.

  2. Olivier Jakob:

    With Fatih the IEA is likely to be more outspoken.

  3. Herman Cain:

    Because I ran as a Republican for president and the United States Senate, and because I am an outspoken voice of conservatism, an outspoken voice of the Constitution and the laws, I'm being attacked.

  4. George Stanley McGovern:

    The trouble was, all people saw on television were a few of my outspoken supporters out front and they came away thinking that was me.

  5. Abderrahman Hassi:

    Unsilenceable: An outspoken person, usually in politics or in organizational life,that cannot be shut down neither by carrot nor by stick. Unsilenceable people say what they think and let their heart and soul speak out loud with no terror of being shut down. Abderrahman Hassi

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