Synonyms for outright
- adverb
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adverb
1. Downright — wholly; completely; entirely
downright, flat-out, completely, entirely, utterly, all-out, absolutely, totally, categorically, altogether, wholly, purely US, quite, through and through, whole, stark, fully, unconditionally, exhaustively, plumb, in toto
2. Instantly — at once
Adjective
1. Straight-out
out-and-out, straight-out, unqualified, utter, total, plain, complete, sheer, unlimited, unalloyed, regular, proper, consummate, precious, thorough, candid, unmitigated, wholesale, unconditional, unreserved, unrestricted, categorical
Other
Definitions
- adv. 1
Wholly; completely; entirely.
I refute those allegations outright.
- adv. 2
At once.
Two people died outright and one more later.
- adj. 1
Unqualified and unreserved.
I demand an outright apology.
Example sentences
- completely Asked to do her a favor, he completely ignored it.
- entirely These meetings are carried on entirely in English.
- downright Some machine translations are downright hilarious.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| outright | steady | |
| completely | steady | |
| entirely | falling | |
| downright | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- whole1, quite1, total2, fully2, plain1, stark1, sheer1, utter2, plumb1
- 6 letters
- proper2, purely2, wholly2, candid2
- 7 letters
- regular3, totally3, utterly3
- 8 letters
- complete2, entirely4, precious2, thorough2
- 9 letters
- instantly3, unlimited4, wholesale2, downright2, unalloyed3
- 10 letters
- completely3, absolutely4, altogether4, consummate3, unreserved
- 11 letters
- immediately5, unqualified4, categorical5, unmitigated5
- 12 letters
- unrestricted4, exhaustively4
- 13 letters
- unconditional5, categorically5
- 15 letters
- unconditionally6, instantaneously6
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (total2 = 2 syllables).