downright

Examples

• All

• In fact, you go out there poking around, asking a bunch of questions, it could be downright dangerous for you, sir.

  Midnight (2020)

• When we figure it out on our own, it's downright spectacular.

  Academic text (2012)

• The good news is that every student is interested in music, and many are downright passionate about it.

  Academic text (2011)

• I go there because the coffee is good, but the apple pie is downright fabulous.

  Fiction book (1999)

• Vampires are downright friendly by comparison.

  Bloodsuckers (2005)

• I really did not think I was going to be OK with any of this, and it seems like you're downright enjoying it.

  First We Feast

• This dish was incredibly creative, masterfully plated, and downright delicious.

• Right: Compared with previous airborne observatories, SOFIA's Mission Control area is downright spacious and luxurious.

  Academic text (2002)

• They're wonderfully marinated and guaranteed to be tender, juicy, and downright delicious.

  END:CIV (2011)

• The test was downright difficult, leaving many students feeling overwhelmed.

Synonyms

A

absolutely

vsdownright

∞ 1.0

Completely and without any doubt

focuses more on blunt emphasis than on certainty alone

C

completely

vsdownright

∞ 1.0

Totally, in every way

is a more forceful, emphatic way to state complete fullness

T

totally

vsdownright

∞ 1.0

To be complete with nothing left out

adds stronger emphasis or bluntness rather than neutral totality

E

entirely

vsdownright

∞ 2.2

Completely without leaving anything out

leans more toward blunt, emphatic expression than neutral fullness

P

perfectly

vsdownright

775 1.0

Completely, to show that something is true

is rougher and more emphatic than a polished correctness emphasis

U

utterly

vsdownright

236 3.6

Completely, to show that something is very strong or very great

is similar but often used in a plainer, blunt register

W

wholly

vsdownright

84 3.4

Completely in every way

is a more forceful, plain way to stress totality

P

positively

vsdownright

76 3.4

In a way that shows you are sure something is true

is gruffer and more blunt when adding absolute emphasis

S

straight-up

vsdownright

• Informal

43 7.9

Used to say something is completely honest without exaggeration

is plainer and more emphatic, not necessarily informal honesty

O

outright

vsdownright

35 4.2

Completely, with nothing left to pay

focuses more on plain thoroughness rather than immediacy or speed

C

completely and utterly

vsdownright

8 2.3

Totally and without any doubt

is similar but usually shorter and more direct in tone

W

well and truly

vsdownright

• Informal

7 3.7

Completely and without doubt

is more blunt and single-worded when stressing totality

S

straight-out

vsdownright

4 6.1

Completely direct with no doubt or excuse

is more about blunt completeness than formal directness

V

veritably

vsdownright

• Formal

1 6.7

To show strongly that something is true

focuses more on blunt, forceful totality than mere truth emphasis

S

sheerly

vsdownright

1 4.5

Completely, with nothing else causing or helping it

is broader, stressing overall completeness rather than purity

O

outrightly

vsdownright

6.0

In a complete and direct way, without any doubt

stresses blunt thoroughness rather than the directness element

R

right-down

vsdownright

• Informal

7.2

Shows that something is completely bad

is a more general blunt emphasis not tied to negativity

Antonyms

P

partially

198 2.4

To some degree but not completely

I

incompletely

2 3.4

Partly done and not finished

How Complete

absolutely

∞ 1.0

completely

∞ 1.0

downright

91 3.7

somewhat

816 2.0

partly

375 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology