SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
vocal
adjective
Openly and readily expressing opinions or feelings.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Openly expressive
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Usage distinction
Return to topVocal means willing to make views heard. Insistent adds persistence or firmness, articulate concerns clarity, and vociferous adds loudness or force.
CHECK THE MEANING IN CONTEXT
See vocal in use
Several residents became vocal supporters of the new reading room.
A vocal critic of tangled price notices states her objections openly at each meeting, though she speaks in a quiet voice.
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