Synonyms for arrant
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Utter — complete; downright; utter
utter, out-and-out, consummate, unmitigated, pure, pyore US, complete, downright, unqualified, gross, abject, absolute, blatant, outright, unadulterated, stark, rank, thorough, total, thorough-going, conspicuous, plain, sheer
2. Vile — very bad; despicable
vile, flagrant, atrocious, odious, villainous, miserable, loathsome, despicable, bad, monstrous, iniquitous, foul, reprobate, evil, dreadful, intolerable, heinous, vicious, reprehensible, depraved, horrid, awful
Definitions
- adj. 1
Complete; downright; utter.
an arrant knave arrant nonsense
- adj. 2
Very bad; despicable.
Example sentences
- utter Everything you've told me so far was an utter lie.
- downright Some machine translations are downright hilarious.
- consummate He is a consummate professional in his field.
- unmitigated Few things can match the unmitigated fury of child preachers.
- flagrant This is yet another example of flagrant abuse of power.
- odious He couldn't have thought of a more odious way to humiliate her.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| arrant | falling | |
| utter | rising | |
| downright | rising | |
| consummate | rising | |
| unmitigated | rising | |
| flagrant | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- bad1
- 4 letters
- evil2, pure1, rank1, foul1, vile1
- 5 letters
- total2, gross1, awful2, plain1, stark1, sheer1, utter2, pyore
- 6 letters
- horrid2, abject2, odious3
- 7 letters
- vicious2, blatant2, heinous2
- 8 letters
- complete2, absolute3, thorough2, outright2, dreadful2, flagrant2, depraved2
- 9 letters
- miserable4, downright2, monstrous2, atrocious3, loathsome2, reprobate3
- 10 letters
- despicable4, consummate3, villainous3, iniquitous
- 11 letters
- conspicuous4, unqualified4, intolerable5, unmitigated5
- 13 letters
- reprehensible5, unadulterated6
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (evil2 = 2 syllables).