1 : direct and open in speech or expression : frank outspoken in his criticism — Current Biography. 2 : spoken or expressed without reserve his outspoken advocacy of gun control.

Is Outspoken a good thing?

Being outspoken, opinionated, and honest aren't bad qualities. But sometimes honesty, like too much of it, can have a way of rubbing people the wrong way. ... "Even if the intention was not to be rude or hurtful, some people just have very direct and honest ways of communicating," she says.

What do you call someone who speaks up for themselves?

an utterance or discourse by a person who is talking to himself or herself or is disregardful of or oblivious to any hearers present (often used as a device in drama to disclose a character's innermost thoughts): Hamlet's soliloquy begins with “To be or not to be.” ...