outright

ˈaʊtraɪt

Definition

Definition of outright - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

completenesscomplete and total without any conditions

The decision was an outright victory for the team.

absolute

complete

unqualifiedwithout qualifications or limitations

He gave his outright support to the proposal.

absolute

complete

total

Adverb

opennessopenly and without hiding anything

He admitted his mistake outright.

blatantly

unreservedly

total immediacycompletely and immediately

He rejected the offer outright.

completely

entirely

wholly

unconditionally

Rare

without any conditions or restrictions

Rare

They bought the car outright.

completely

entirely

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banned outright

adj.

completely prohibited without exceptions

The book was banned outright due to its controversial content.

buy outright

pay full price at once to own something immediately

They decided to buy outright instead of using a loan.

Origin of outright

Middle English, out (completely) + right (straight)

Terms with outright included in their meaning

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flat

adj.

complete

outright, absolute

bleeding

adj.

very intense

extreme or outright, used for emphasis

take it or leave it

exp.

acceptance rejection

denote situation must be accepted as is or rejected outright

point-blank refusal

denial

outright and firm denial

greylist

intermediate list

place on a list that implies scrutiny but not outright rejection

Examples of outright in a sentence

It was an outright ban on smoking.
Her outright refusal surprised everyone at the meeting.
The outright ban on smoking was implemented last year.
She rejected the offer outright.
He denied the allegations outright.
She dismissed the rumors outright.

The proposal was outright rejected by the committee.
He rejected the offer outright.
The decision was made outright.

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French:total, franchement, ...
German:vollständig, offen, ...
Italian:totale, senza riserve, ...
Spanish:total, abiertamente, ...
Portuguese:completo, abertamente, ...
Chinese:彻底的, 直截了当地, ...
Japanese:完全な, 率直に, ...
Arabic:تَام, بِصَراحة, ...
Hebrew:מוּחְלָט, בְּגָלוּי, ...
Russian:полный, открыто, ...
Ukrainian:абсолютний, відверто, ...
Hindi:पूर्ण, खुलेआम, ...
Bengali:নিরঙ্কুশ, খোলাখুলিভাবে, ...
Catalan:total, obertament, ...
Czech:naprostý, otevřeně, ...
Danish:total, direkte, ...
Dutch:volkomen, ronduit, ...
Greek:απόλυτος, ανοιχτά, ...
Hungarian:teljes, nyíltan, ...
Khmer:ទាំងស្រុង, ដោយត្រង់ៗ, ...
Korean:완전한, 솔직히, ...
Persian:تمام‌عیار, صریحاً, ...
Polish:bezwarunkowy, wprost, ...
Portuguese (BR):absoluto, sem rodeios, ...
Romanian:total, direct, ...
Swedish:total, öppet, ...
Thai:เด็ดขาด, อย่างเปิดเผย, ...
Turkish:tam, açıkça, ...
Vietnamese:hoàn toàn, thẳng thừng, ...

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Definition of outright - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

Adverb

Expressions with outright

Origin of outright

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Terms with outright included in their meaning

Examples of outright in a sentence

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