strident, vehement, flamboyant, forthright, vociferous, unapologetic, brash, opinionated, ardent, vocal, voluble, forceful, loquacious, pugnacious, staunch, feisty, acerbic, effusive, unrepentant, charismatic, vitriolic, fearless, combative, confrontational, lightning rod, prominent, uncompromising, influential, loose cannon, controversial, affable, irascible, respected, abrasive, talkative, arrogant, sympathetic, passionate, mouthy, dismissive, eloquent, iconoclastic, blunt, angry, headstrong, scathing, gregarious, unabashed, impassioned, assertive, unpopular, fiercest, fiery, brusque, politically incorrect, eccentric, zealous, candid, articulate, reticent, demonstrative, quotable, garrulous, fervent, hardline, infuriated, trenchant, defiant, conservative, antagonistic, bombastic, stalwart, personable, unsympathetic, mediagenic, frank, indignant, adamant, courageous, likeable, unafraid, unflappable, divisive, bellicose, prickly, aggressive, minded, irate, extroverted, undiplomatic, circumspect, astute, conciliatory, voiced, hotheaded, tenacious, cagey, obstinate, indefatigable, levelheaded, intemperate, temperamental, intransigent, censorious, resolute, spiteful, insulting, prejudiced, staunchest

baldwin, bluff, bluntness, boastfulness, frankness, james arthur baldwin, james baldwin, outspokenly, outspokenness, paul bustill robeson, paul robeson, robeson, vainglory

blunt, candid, communicative, communicatory, direct, forthright, frank, free-spoken, plainspoken, point-blank, vocal