Synonyms for flat-out
- adverb
- adjective
Most common
completely absolutely outright downright bluntly roundly brusquely
All synonyms
Adverb
outright, downright, absolutely, completely, bluntly, roundly, purely, brusquely, whole, quickly, expeditiously, bluffly rare
Adjective
Definitions
- adv. 1
At top speed.
After 10 minutes of running flat out, he was out of breath.
- adj. 1
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see flat, out.
Related words
- Other spellings
- flat out
Example sentences
- completely Asked to do her a favor, he completely ignored it.
- absolutely The truth of the matter is kept absolutely secret.
- outright The party achieved an outright majority by a hair.
- downright Some machine translations are downright hilarious.
- bluntly To put it bluntly, your sweat smells awful.
- roundly Tom's new song was roundly mocked by the Twitterati.
By length
- 5 letters
- whole1
- 6 letters
- purely2
- 7 letters
- quickly2, bluntly2, roundly2, bluffly
- 8 letters
- outright2
- 9 letters
- downright2, brusquely2
- 10 letters
- absolutely4, completely3
- 13 letters
- expeditiously5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (purely2 = 2 syllables).