adj, verb ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   past participle of outspeak. form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Speaking, or spoken, freely, openly, or boldly; vocal; frank.

   "an outspoken man"

Adjective

1. 1
   given to expressing yourself freely or insistently wordnet
2. 2
   characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

communicativeaccessibleapproachablearticulateartlessbluff

Antonyms

All antonyms

quiet

Example

More examples

"Though very outspoken, purists do not comprise the majority on Tatoeba."

Etymology

From outspeak, equivalent to out- + spoken.

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