speaks up
Breaks the silence
Speaks up means to voice an opinion or objection, especially when doing so requires courage or might be unwelcome: Finally someone speaks up about the unsafe conditions.
It can also mean simply to talk louder: Could you speak up? I can't hear you from back here.
Greater in volume
- projectionSomething that extends outward
- amplifyIncrease in strength
- audibleCapable of being detected by ear
- shoutLoud vocal outburst
clarity · enunciate · project · articulate · megaphone · microphone · resonate · boom
Freely expressing opinions
- forthrightDirectly honest in manner
- boldCourageous and daring
- directUndeviating or to guide
- frankOpen and direct
confident · self-assured · emphatic · decisive · unabashed · vocal · candid · blunt
Public cause supporter
- championTop competitor, or advocate
- spokespersonAuthorized representative communicator
- activistVigorous cause champion
- allySupportive partner
supporter · defender · campaigner · lobbyist · proponent · voice · whistleblower · dissenter
louder
Greater in volume
- projectionSomething that extends outward
- amplifyIncrease in strength
- audibleCapable of being detected by ear
shout · clarity · enunciate · project · articulate · megaphone · microphone · resonate · boom · call out
outspoken
Freely expressing opinions
- forthrightDirectly honest in manner
- boldCourageous and daring
- directUndeviating or to guide
frank · confident · self-assured · emphatic · decisive · unabashed · vocal · candid · blunt · plainspoken
advocate
Public cause supporter
- championTop competitor, or advocate
- spokespersonAuthorized representative communicator
- activistVigorous cause champion
ally · supporter · defender · campaigner · lobbyist · proponent · voice · whistleblower · dissenter · objector
bravery
Boldness before danger
backbone · fortitude · daring · audacity · pluck · mettle · resolve · fearlessness · chutzpah · spunk
speaks upclams up
Stops talking abruptly
keeps mum · bites one's tongue · shuts up · backs down · keeps one's head down
speaks uplooks the other way
Ignores something deliberately
turns a blind eye · stands by · keeps one's head down · goes along · acquiesces
speak, speaks, spoke, spoken, speaking, speaker, speakers, speakable, unspeakable