outright
Americanadjective
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complete or total.
an outright loss.
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downright or unqualified.
an outright refusal.
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without further payments due, restrictions, or qualifications.
an outright sale of the car.
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Archaic. directed straight out or on.
adverb
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completely; entirely.
- Synonyms:
- thoroughly , altogether , utterly , downright
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without restraint, reserve, or concealment; openly.
Tell me outright what's bothering you.
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at once; instantly.
to be killed outright.
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without further payments due, restrictions, or qualifications.
to own the house outright.
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Archaic. straight out or ahead; directly onward.
adjective
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without qualifications or limitations
outright ownership
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complete; total
an outright lie
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straightforward; direct
an outright manner
adverb
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without restrictions
buy outright
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without reservation or concealment
ask outright
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instantly
he was killed outright
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obsolete straight ahead or out
Other Word Forms
- outrightness noun
Etymology
Origin of outright
Example Sentences
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To be eligible for a reverse mortgage, a borrower must own their home outright or have a mortgage balance low enough to be paid off with the proceeds of the reverse mortgage.
From MarketWatch
Other smaller businesses that didn’t express outright anxiety are at least doing some things differently.
From MarketWatch
Also, for outright long options, roll if they become 8 points in the money.
From MarketWatch
Taking a look at the bigger picture for oil, Hodes said that “supply growth has really been the story of the oil market in 2025” — not an outright weak global economy.
From MarketWatch
In 2018, Sebastopol leaders created an outright ban of certain chain businesses — particularly restaurants and hotels — from its downtown.
From Los Angeles Times
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