spoken up
Broke the silence
Spoken up is the past participle of speak up—to voice an opinion, especially when doing so requires courage or initiative.
Someone who has spoken up has made their views heard rather than staying silent: She wished she had spoken up sooner.
It often implies overcoming reluctance or social pressure: Few had spoken up against the policy.
- wordLinguistic meaning unit
- saidVerbally expressed, past tense
- standUpright support structure
- stand up forDefend against criticism
- voiceSound from throat
took a stand · fearlessness · forthrightness · shout · championing · testified · objected · talked · protested · defense · boldness · dissented · called out · truth · audacity · courage · daring · declaration
spoken upkept quiet
said nothing · clammed up · kept one's mouth shut · bit one's tongue · shut up
spoken uplooked the other way
Deliberately avoided noticing
turned a blind eye · backed down · stood by · kept one's head down · acquiesced
spoken upwhispered
Spoke without full voice
mumbled · murmured · muttered · trailed off
spoken, speak, speaks, speaking, spoke, speaker, speakers, speakable, unspeakable