Definition of 'outspoken'
British English pronunciation
American English pronunciation
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outspoken in American English
SIMILAR WORDS: frank
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outspokenly (ˌoutˈspokenly)
adverb
outspokenness (ˌoutˈspokenness)
noun
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outspoken in American English
(ˈautˈspoukən)
adjective
SYNONYMS 1. See frank1.ANTONYMS 2. taciturn.2.
free or unreserved in speech
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outspokenly adverb
outspokenness
noun
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[1800–10; out- + spoken]Examples of 'outspoken' in a sentence
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outspoken
British English: outspoken
/ˌaʊtˈspəʊkən/ ADJECTIVE
If you are outspoken, you give your opinions about things openly, even if they shock people.
...his outspoken criticism of the prime minister.
- American English: outspoken /aʊtˈspoʊkən/
- Arabic: صَرِيحٌ
- Brazilian Portuguese: franco
- Chinese: 坦率直言的
- Croatian: iskren
- Czech: přímočarý upřímný
- Danish: frimodig
- Dutch: vrijmoedig
- European Spanish: franco directo
- Finnish: suorapuheinen
- French: franc
- German: freimütig
- Greek: ντόμπρος
- Italian: diretto
- Japanese: 遠慮のない
- Korean: 솔직한
- Norwegian: frimodig
- Polish: szczery
- European Portuguese: franco
- Romanian: direct
- Russian: прямодушно
- Latin American Spanish: franco
- Swedish: frispråkig
- Thai: โผงผาง
- Turkish: açık sözlü
- Ukrainian: відвертий
- Vietnamese: thẳng thắn
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