outright Definition
out·right (o̵ut′rīt′, o̵ut′rīt′)
adjective
- without reservation; downright
- straightforward
- complete; total; whole
adverb
- entirely; wholly
- without reservation; openly
- at once
- Obsolete straight ahead
outright Synonyms
outright
modif.
outright Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- hostility: Fund managers have made a quantum leap from outright hostility to mild interest in housing.
- rejection: Many Reds will feel let down by the board - an outright rejection would have blocked the bid.
- ban: In my opinion an outright ban on smoking in public places is the only way forward.
- passers: The advice of the outright passers for fellow students was compared to that of the major revisers.
- falsehood: Ian Blair ( Commissioner of the Met ) repeatedly fed the press a diet of outright falsehoods.
- winner: Hot of the press - Profile is an outright winner!
Modifying Another Word
- even: But it is doubtful if it can avoid at least some check to growth or even outright recession such circumstances.
- not: Iâm assuming some ideas get rejected, but probably not outright.
- only: In the later context, the reference is to those outside the band where only outright opposition could not be tolerated.
- just: There's more to it than just outright speed tho - slowing from 100mph to a dead halt is just as important.
- sometimes: The study found that care outside the family at these times was still regarded with ambivalence and sometimes outright hostility by many childcare providers.
- either: Depending on the facts, and the tribunal's reasoning, it can be rejected either outright or relative to other evidence.
Used with adjective complement
Browse dictionary entries near outright
- ‹ outrigger
- ‹ outrider
- ‹ outride
- ‹ outreach
- ‹ outrank
- ‹ outrange
- ‹ outrance
- ‹ outrageously
- ‹ outrageous
- ‹ outrage
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- outroot ›
- outrun ›
- outrunner ›
- outsell ›
- outset ›
- outshine ›
- outshoot ›
- outside ›
- outside director ›

