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Synonyms for downright

  • adjective
  • adverb

Most common

straight-out honest absolute outright straight-forward

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Outright — absolute, complete

out-and-out, outright, absolute, plain, honest, straight-out, sheer, stark, complete, unqualified, pure, pyore US, unmitigated, utter, simple, frank, blunt, thorough-going, perfect, sincere, artless, undisguised, ingenuous

2. Explicit — of a person or their behaviour, direct, plain, straightforward; also, of speech, direct and unambiguous…

clear, explicit, unevasive, unequivocal, unambiguous

Other

straight-forward

Adverb

1. Flat-out — completely, wholly

flat-out, utterly, totally, absolutely, completely, all-out, entirely, purely US, positively, thoroughly, perfectly, whole, through and through, plumb, properly, wholly, categorically

2. Straight — immediately at that place and time; without delay; altogether, at once, then and there

straight, straight away UK IE

Other

bluntly

Antonyms

attenuated, rinky-dink, somewhat

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Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Absolute, complete.

  2. adj. 2

    Of a person or their behaviour: direct, plain, straightforward; also, of speech: direct and unambiguous; blunt, to the point.

  3. adv. 1

    Completely, wholly.

    He wasn’t just cool to me, he was downright rude.

  4. adv. 2

    Immediately at that place and time; without delay; altogether, at once, then and there.

Related words

Word family
downrightly downrightness

Example sentences

  • honest Say what you will, I think he is an honest person.
  • absolute It's an absolute waste of time to wait any longer.
  • outright The party achieved an outright majority by a hair.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
downrightrising
honestrising
absolutesteady
outrightsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
pure1
5 letters
whole1, clear1, frank1, plain1, sheer1, stark1, utter2, blunt1, plumb1, pyore
6 letters
simple2, honest2, purely2, wholly2
7 letters
perfect2, totally3, utterly3, sincere2, bluntly2, artless
8 letters
complete2, straight1, entirely4, properly3, absolute3, explicit3, outright2
9 letters
perfectly3, ingenuous4, unevasive
10 letters
absolutely4, completely3, thoroughly3, positively4
11 letters
unqualified4, unequivocal5, unambiguous5, unmitigated5, undisguised3
13 letters
categorically5

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (utter2 = 2 syllables).