Synonyms for outright
ˈaʊtˌraɪt; ˈaʊtˈraɪt, -ˌraɪtout·right

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1. outright, straight-out, unlimitedadverb

   without reservation or exception

   Synonyms:
   limitless, inexhaustible, straight-out, unlimited

   Antonyms:
   qualified

2. outrightadverb

   without restrictions or stipulations or further payments

   "buy outright"

   Synonyms:
   instantaneously, instantly, in a flash

   Antonyms:
   qualified

3. outrightadverb

   without reservation or concealment

   "she asked him outright for a divorce"

   Synonyms:
   instantaneously, instantly, in a flash

   Antonyms:
   qualified

4. instantaneously, outright, instantly, in a flashadverb

   without any delay

   "he was killed outright"

   Synonyms:
   now, right away, straightaway, instantaneously, like a shot, straight off, at once, directly, immediately, in a flash, instantly, forthwith

   Antonyms:
   qualified

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1. outrightadjective

   Synonyms:
   immediately, instantly, at once, without delay

2. outrightadjective

   Synonyms:
   completely, utterly, entirely

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1. outrightadverb

   Synonyms:
   unconditionally, utterly

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1. List of paraphrases for "outright":

   categorical, categorically, absolute, openly, flatly, flagrant, direct, directly, roundly

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1. Titus Bond:

   We aren't doing any robo polls in South Carolina, period. Anyone suggesting otherwise is outright lying.

2. Kyle Rodda:

   We’re looking at a market that is nervous, though hasn’t seen sentiment turn outright bearish, if you look for catalysts that could justify the next move to the upside in equities and risk assets, they are nowhere to be seen because global growth concerns are keeping investors on edge.

3. Evan Greer:

   The reality is that facial recognition technology is too dangerous to be used at all. Like nuclear or biological weapons, it poses such a profound threat to the future of humanity that it should be banned outright, lawmakers need to stop pandering to Big Tech companies and corrupt law enforcement agencies and do their jobs.

4. Andy Harris:

   Especially at a time of growing discord, to insinuate outright racial animosity by Republican Members of Congress during legitimate debate about the merits and Constitutionality of admitting the District of Columbia as a state is unbecoming of a Representative and violates the rules of the House, mr. Jones thankfully realized his words were inappropriate, and accepted the removal of the words from the record.

5. Tishaura Jones:

   People want the police. They understand that there's no perfect system out here. There are no perfect people and certainly things can be done that will be deemed as wrong, negative, and outright criminal by individuals. But overall, the police have been doing a fantastic job. We just need to get behind them and support them. But the overwhelming majority of people support the police.