Synonyms for outspoken
ˈaʊtˈspoʊ kənout·spo·ken

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1. outspoken

   Synonyms:
   plain, frank, unreserved, candid

   Antonyms:
   mysterious, enigmatical, reserved, taciturn, secretive, uncommunicative

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1. outspoken, vocaladjective

   given to expressing yourself freely or insistently

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

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

   Antonyms:
   uncommunicative, incommunicative, indirect

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"

   Synonyms:
   free-spoken, stark(a), crude(a), open, point-blank, candid, forthright, plainspoken, blunt, straight-from-the-shoulder, frank, vocal, heart-to-heart

   Antonyms:
   incommunicative, uncommunicative, indirect

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1. outspokenadjective

   Synonyms:
   unreserved, frank, explicit, blunt, ingenuous

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1. List of paraphrases for "outspoken":

   virulent, forthright, frank

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1. Tim Albrecht:

   Every campaign has a mom and Joni plays that role well, she is the most positive, outspoken, friendly person you'll ever meet and she is definitely the epitome of the campaign mom. She makes everybody feel better and makes sure everybody's fed. You know her by her signature woohoo. You always know where Joni is. Her enthusiasm is infectious, and she without question is the top 'get' in terms of volunteers.

2. Thomas Shomo:

   You know he [Boykin] is an outspoken person who has many controversial views, he has expressed those controversial views in various forms over the last nine years and the college has not reacted to those.

3. National Journal Trump:

   Donald Trump’s outspoken campaign chairman,Paul Manafort,resigned Friday -- days after he was pushed aside for conservative media executive Steven Bannon -- and also amid growing speculation about his ties to Ukrainian politics. ‘This morning Paul Manafort offered, and I accepted, his resignation from the campaign.

4. Joe Calvello:

   John is an outspoken advocate for weed legalization and has always believed we should not be criminalizing addiction, but he does not support decriminalizing all drugs including heroin, methamphetamines and other hard drugs in Pennsylvania, john believes we need to make sure we are locking up drug dealers who are pushing and profiting from hard drugs, while making sure that people get real help if they are addicted.

5. Neel Kashkari:

   If we can demonstrate to the American people that there is a diversity of views within the Federal Reserve system, and people are outspoken, what better way to demonstrate that we are not political or beholden to the (White House) or any political party, i think this shows more independence among the Federal Reserve.