spoke up
Broke the silence
Spoke up is the past tense of speak up, meaning to voice an opinion or objection, especially when doing so requires courage or initiative: She spoke up when no one else would.
It can also mean to speak more loudly: He spoke up so those in the back could hear.
- assertDeclare confidently true
- defendProtect from harm
- stand up forDefend against criticism
- voiceSound from throat
- confrontFace squarely, address directly
piped up · took a stand · called out · articulate · dissent · declare · interjected · resist · objected · protest · champion · advocate · announce · debate · state · utter · stand · convey
spoke upkept quiet
said nothing · clammed up · kept one's mouth shut · bit one's tongue · buttoned up
spoke upheld back
Kept from advancing
backed down · kept one's counsel · self-censored · kept one's head down · cowered
spoke upwhispered
Spoke without full voice
mumbled · muttered · murmured · trailed off
spoke, speak, speaks, speaking, spoken, speaker, speakers, outspoken, unspoken