spoke up

VERB

make one's position known

Synonyms

WEAK

assert come out with declare have one's say insist let voice be heard make oneself heard make plain say loud and clear sound off speak loudly speak one's mind stand up for

Antonyms

WEAK

be quiet shut up

VERB

assert

Synonyms

STRONGEST

sound off

WEAK

assert declare insist make plain speak loudly speak out

Example Sentences

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spoke up

Andy Burnham spoke up in favour of the nuclear test veterans on Tuesday evening in his first speech in parliament since his re-election last month, endorsing their call for a "special tribunal".

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

No one on the investigative team spoke up to leadership voicing support for filing a lawsuit, they said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026

She said she spoke up because she learned there were others coming forward.

From Salon ● Mar. 22, 2026

“I was also incredibly grateful that the world spoke up for me so I didn’t have to,” Dano said at the Sundance screening.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2026

So then I spoke up at once and said that there was a misunderstanding.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams