Outspoken — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

given to expressing yourself freely or insistently

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/aʊtspˈoʊkən/

🇬🇧British English

/aʊtspˈəʊkən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/aʊtspˈəʊkən/

3 syllables Say it as /aʊtspˈoʊkən/.

Examples

outspoken in their opposition to segregation
a vocal assembly
blunt talking and straight shooting

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

candid vocal free-spoken blunt straight-from-the-shoulder plainspoken frank point-blank forthright

Parts of Speech

adjective	given to expressing yourself freely or insistently “outspoken in their opposition to segregation”
adjective	characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion “blunt talking and straight shooting”

Word Forms

outspokenness	noun	the trait of being blunt and outspoken
bluntness	noun	the quality of being direct and outspoken
candidness	noun	the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
forthrightness	noun	the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
frankness	noun	the trait of being blunt and outspoken

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

offen

Sie neigen dazu, sich frei oder eindringlich zu äußern

🇫🇷French

franc

enclin à vous exprimer librement ou avec insistance

🇪🇸Spanish

abierto

dado a expresarse libre o insistentemente

🇮🇹Italian

schietto

dato ad esprimersi liberamente o con insistenza

🇳🇱Dutch

uitgesproken

gegeven aan het vrijuit of met aandrang uiten van jezelf

🇵🇹Portuguese

franco

dado a se expressar livre ou insistentemente

🇷🇺Russian

откровенный

склонен выражать себя свободно или настойчиво

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मुखर

अपने आप को स्वतंत्र रूप से या आग्रहपूर्वक व्यक्त करने के लिए दिया गया

🇧🇩Bengali

স্পষ্টভাষী

স্বাধীনভাবে বা জোর দিয়ে নিজেকে প্রকাশ করার জন্য দেওয়া হয়েছে

🇮🇳Tamil

வெளிப்படையாக பேசும்

உங்களை சுதந்திரமாக அல்லது வலியுறுத்துவதற்காக வெளிப்படுத்தப்பட்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

బాహాటంగా మాట్లాడేవారు

మిమ్మల్ని మీరు స్వేచ్ఛగా లేదా పట్టుదలతో వ్యక్తీకరించడానికి ఇవ్వబడింది

🇮🇳Marathi

स्पष्टवक्ते

स्वत:ला मुक्तपणे किंवा आग्रहाने व्यक्त करण्यासाठी दिले

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્પષ્ટવક્તા

તમારી જાતને મુક્તપણે અથવા આગ્રહપૂર્વક વ્યક્ત કરવા માટે આપવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಹಿರಂಗವಾಗಿ ಮಾತನಾಡುತ್ತಾರೆ

ನಿಮ್ಮನ್ನು ಮುಕ್ತವಾಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ಒತ್ತಾಯದಿಂದ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಪಡಿಸಲು ನೀಡಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തുറന്നുപറയുന്നു

സ്വതന്ത്രമായി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ നിർബന്ധപൂർവ്വം സ്വയം പ്രകടിപ്പിക്കാൻ നൽകിയിരിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਪੱਸ਼ਟ

ਆਪਣੇ ਆਪ ਨੂੰ ਸੁਤੰਤਰ ਜਾਂ ਜ਼ੋਰ ਨਾਲ ਪ੍ਰਗਟ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਗਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

واضح

اپنے آپ کو آزادانہ یا اصرار کے ساتھ اظہار کرنے کے لئے دیا گیا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

直言不讳

习惯于自由或坚持地表达自己

🇯🇵Japanese

率直な

自分自身を自由に、または執拗に表現することに専念する

🇰🇷Korean

솔직하게 말하는

자유롭게 또는 끈질기게 자신을 표현하는 데 주어진

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thẳng thắn

được trao quyền thể hiện bản thân một cách tự do hoặc kiên quyết

🇹🇭Thai

พูดตรงไปตรงมา

แสดงออกอย่างอิสระหรือยืนกราน

🇮🇩Indonesian

terus terang

diberikan untuk mengekspresikan diri secara bebas atau mendesak

🇵🇭Filipino

walang pigil sa pagsasalita

ibinigay sa pagpapahayag ng iyong sarili nang malaya o mapilit

🇲🇾Malay

lantang bersuara

diberikan untuk menyatakan diri anda secara bebas atau mendesak

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

صريح

نظرا للتعبير عن نفسك بحرية أو بإصرار

🇮🇷Persian

صریح

به ابراز آزادانه یا اصرارانه خود داده شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

açık sözlü

Kendinizi özgürce veya ısrarla ifade etmeye verilen

🇮🇱Hebrew

גָלוּי לֵב

נתון לבטא את עצמך בחופשיות או בעקשנות

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'outspoken'?

The primary meaning of 'outspoken' is 'given to expressing yourself freely or insistently'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'outspoken' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'outspoken' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'outspoken' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'outspoken' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

Community Poll1 / 6

How often do you encounter the word 'outspoken' in your daily reading?

Very Often

Occasionally

Rarely

Never

Do you find 'outspoken' easy to spell?

Yes, very easy

Somewhat easy

A bit confusing

Extremely hard

In your opinion, does the word 'outspoken' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?

Positive

Neutral

Gloomy

Vibrant

Which age group is most likely to use 'outspoken' in regular conversations?

Kids (3-12)

Teens (13-19)

Adults (20-60)

Seniors (60+)

How likely are you to use 'outspoken' in a professional email?

Very likely

Somewhat likely

Not very likely

Never

Would you classify 'outspoken' as formal, casual, or slang?

Formal

Casual

Slang

Archaic

Pick an option to see how others voted