outright

Language: en

🇺🇸 /ˈaʊˈtraɪt/

📖 Definitions

  1. adjective
    Complete and total; absolute; not qualified or diminished in any way.; Open and direct; frank; not concealed or disguised.
  2. adverb
    Completely and totally; entirely.; Immediately; without delay; on the spot.; Openly and without concealment; frankly.; By direct purchase rather than by installments or lease; with full ownership.

🔗 Details

Word forms

Collocations

outright banoutright lieoutright winneroutright refusaloutright rejectionoutright ownershipoutright purchase

Synonyms

completetotalabsoluteunqualifiedcategoricalthorough

Antonyms

partialqualifiedconditional

Commonly confused

outrageous
EN: 'Outrageous' means shockingly bad or excessive; 'outright' means complete and total, without qualification.
outward
EN: 'Outward' relates to external appearance or direction; 'outright' means total or done openly and directly.

Spelling tips

EN: Write 'outright' as one word, not 'out right' (two words). It is non-gradable, so avoid 'more outright' or 'most outright.'

💬 Examples

  1. The proposal was met with an outright rejection from the board.

  2. She gave an outright denial of the accusations.

  3. The building was destroyed outright by the explosion.

  4. He was killed outright in the accident.

  5. She outright refused to cooperate with the investigation.

  6. They decided to buy the house outright rather than take out a mortgage.