outspokenly
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6.4
- adverb
- /aʊtˈspoʊkənli/
:
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- Despite this new commitment, the minister of the interior was outspokenly critical of the research itself, supporting the contentions of some policemen:
- outspokenly skeptical
I think he's got them pretty much in line, although there are some people who are outspokenly critical of him inside the Fed.
- I think he's got them pretty much in line, although there are some people who are outspokenly critical of him inside the Fed.
Examples
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As a research fellow with the Center for International Studies at MIT, Carter was outspokenly skeptical of the Strategic Defense Initiative.
Academic text (1993) -
His views are outspokenly anti democratic and he envisions a long term transition back to monarchy.
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I think he's got them pretty much in line, although there are some people who are outspokenly critical of him inside the Fed.
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Public arts funding is neither a priority issue nor worth the flak that being outspokenly against it generates.
Academic text (1997) -
The NCR should be pleased that the Church has been quite outspokenly aligned with that part of their plank (i.e., abolition of the death penalty).
Blog text (23) -
Regardless of whether the AAUG should have been more outspokenly critical of the PLO, it did not hesitate to condemn the reactionary policies of both Middle Eastern regimes and the United States.
Academic text (2018) -
Since both William H. Coleman, the chairperson of the GOP County Committee, in 1933, and incumbent Republican senator David A. Reed in 1934 attacked the New Deal outspokenly, the task of Democratic workers was made even easier.
Academic text (1996) -
The outspokenly Euro-skeptical Bavarian Prime Minister Edmund Stoiber, sometimes jovially dubbed "Edmund Thatcher," is an extreme case, but not simply an aberration.
Academic text (1994) -
Although Zina was at times outspokenly critical of some of Emerson's views—as were her natural manners—her own progressive social and religious attitudes were affine to the Transcendentalist spirit.
Academic text (2017) -
He spoke outspokenly about the need for reform in education, urging everyone to join the conversation.
Synonyms
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1.6
To say or do things without hiding feelings
88
1.4
In a clear honest way, saying what you think
54
3.3
Act in a confident, brave way without fear or hesitation
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4.3
Directly and openly, without hiding or delay
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4.1
In an honest, direct way without hiding your true thoughts
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6.7
In a direct and honest way without hiding anything
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5.1
In a confident, firm way that makes your opinions and needs clear
In a direct and bold way
Antonyms
How Outspoken
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Outspokenly is built from out- meaning 'out' or 'open', plus spoken from 'to speak', with -ly to show 'in a ... way'. So, to speak outspokenly is to say your opinions openly and directly, without trying to hide them.