blurt out
Say without thinking
To blurt out is to say something suddenly and without thinking, often revealing information you meant to keep private or speaking at an inappropriate moment: She blurted out the surprise before the guest arrived.
The phrase suggests impulsiveness—words escaping before the filter of judgment can catch them.
Minor error or misstep
- gaffeClumsy social error
- leakEscape through a breach
- inadvertentDone without intention
- unintentionalNot done on purpose
unwitting · involuntary · unconscious · mistake · misstep · oversight · faux pas · indiscretion
Speak out suddenly
- gaspSudden sharp breath
- startleFrighten suddenly
- shockViolent sudden disturbance
- unexpectedNot anticipated beforehand
revelation · disbelief · speechless · blunder · interject · ejaculate · splutter · stammer
Self-conscious unease
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- guiltMoral self-reproach
- remorseGuilt for wrongdoing
- apologyStatement acknowledging wrongdoing
retraction · backtrack · confession · self-reproach · cringe · wince · mortification · foot-in-mouth
Sudden urge to act
- spur-of-the-momentDone without advance planning
- unthinkingLacking conscious thought
- spontaneousArising without external cause
- instinctInnate behavioral tendency
impromptu · unrehearsed · offhand · unplanned · unscripted · uninhibited · freewheeling · ad-lib
Accurate and sincere
- candidHonest and direct
- forthrightDirectly honest in manner
- sincereGenuinely felt, not feigned
- transparentAllowing light through
unreserved · open · guileless · straightforward · genuine · heartfelt · authentic · upfront
slip
Minor error or misstep
- gaffeClumsy social error
- leakEscape through a breach
- inadvertentDone without intention
unintentional · unwitting · involuntary · unconscious · mistake · misstep · oversight · faux pas · indiscretion · oversharing
exclaim
Speak out suddenly
unexpected · revelation · disbelief · speechless · blunder · interject · ejaculate · splutter · stammer · stutter
embarrassment
Self-conscious unease
apology · retraction · backtrack · confession · self-reproach · cringe · wince · mortification · foot-in-mouth · awkward
impulse
Sudden urge to act
- spur-of-the-momentDone without advance planning
- unthinkingLacking conscious thought
- spontaneousArising without external cause
instinct · impromptu · unrehearsed · offhand · unplanned · unscripted · uninhibited · freewheeling · ad-lib · extemporaneous
truthful
Accurate and sincere
- candidHonest and direct
- forthrightDirectly honest in manner
- sincereGenuinely felt, not feigned
transparent · unreserved · open · guileless · straightforward · genuine · heartfelt · authentic · upfront · frankness
- expressions for speaking rashlyfoot in mouth, speak too soon, let slip, careless talk
- everyday mistakesslip, typos, trip, spelling errors, fall
- revealreveal, disclose, expose, unmask, unveil
- communicationtelephone, conversation, inform, hand signal, messages
- fear reactionsscream, scared, gasp, terrified, flinch
- surprise attacksambush, sneak attack, blindside, catch off guard, sneak up
blurt outweigh one's words
Select speech deliberately
think before speaking · hedge · mince words · equivocate · prevaricate
blurt outkeep to oneself
Remain private about something
hold back · suppress · withhold · bite one's tongue · keep secret
out, outburst, blurt, blurting, blurted, blurts, blurter, blurters