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Examples

• All

• I had, I owned my house outright, no mortgage.

  The Drew Barrymore Show

• And the house and the boat are owned outright.

  Manchester by the Sea (2016)

• And if I could own it outright, I could test it.

  Film Courage

• The plan was for me to own the joint outright in seven years.

  Fiction book (1999)

• My father owned that house outright.

  Water for Elephants (2011)

• The Archbishop wants to sell this building outright to the Board of Education.

  The Blues Brothers (1980)

• - I'm going to win this outright.

  Ferrari (2023)

• Fifty bucks a week and in two years we'll own her outright.

  The Glass Castle (2017)

• You want to be able to pay for a house outright, don't you?

  Fiction book (1995)

• The Arab side rejected outright the partition resolution.

Synonyms

C

completely

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∞ 1.0

Totally, in every way

can also stress suddenness or lack of reservation, not just fullness

A

absolutely

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∞ 1.0

Completely and without any doubt

often adds the idea of prompt or unqualified action beyond degree

T

totally

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∞ 1.0

To be complete with nothing left out

adds the sense of immediacy or being without reservation in use

I

immediately

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∞ 1.0

At once without waiting

is also used to mean completely or without reservation sometimes

F

fully

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∞ 1.0

Completely, with nothing left out

can also mean happening immediately or without reservation sometimes

E

entirely

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∞ 2.2

Completely without leaving anything out

adds immediacy or unqualified action beyond mere fullness

I

instantly

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310 1.0

Right away without any delay

is broader, often adding a sense of total or unqualified action

O

openly

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274 1.6

To say or do things without hiding feelings

also carries a stronger sense of being complete or immediate

A

altogether

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257 3.3

Completely with nothing left

often also signals immediate or unqualified action in context

U

utterly

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243 3.6

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

is broader and may also suggest swift or unhesitating action

S

straight-up

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• Informal

144 7.9

Used to say something is completely honest without exaggeration

is similar but used more neutrally or in formal contexts

E

explicitly

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128 3.9

A person uses clear, direct words so there is no doubt

focuses more on total or immediate action than mere clarity

D

downright

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99 3.7

To say something is complete or very strong to make a point

tends to add immediacy or lack of hesitation in meaning

F

flat out

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• Informal

85 7.0

To say something plainly without hiding feelings

shares bluntness but can also mean swift or unhesitating action

W

wholly

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81 3.4

Completely in every way

also covers the immediate or unhesitating aspect in many uses

W

wholeheartedly

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40 4.6

Completely and sincerely, with full support and no doubts

is used more generally for complete or immediate actions beyond feeling

U

unconditionally

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39 5.0

Completely without any conditions

often also implies promptness or unhesitating action in context

E

emphatically

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35 5.5

In a strong, definite way that shows no doubt

is less about force and more about completeness or immediacy

F

flatly

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35 4.6

In a firm way that shows no doubt

is broader, also applying to complete or immediate actions

O

overtly

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33 3.7

In an open and public way

is stronger, also implying total or immediate action in use

S

straight-out

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29 6.1

Completely direct with no doubt or excuse

is broader in use, also applied to total or immediate action

I

instantaneously

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25 5.6

Happen at once without delay

can also involve the idea of being complete or unreserved

S

summarily

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• Formal

15 7.4

Immediately without following the usual official steps

is more general, covering both completeness and immediacy

S

straight off

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14 3.0

Immediately without delay

often also implies full or unqualified action, not just speed

D

directly

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14 1.0

Do something at once without delay

can additionally stress completeness or lack of reservation

C

completely and utterly

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10 2.3

Totally and without any doubt

is similar but can also imply immediate or blunt expression

F

forthrightly

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6 6.7

In a direct and honest way without hiding anything

adds the idea of totality or promptness beyond straightforwardness

U

unreservedly

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3 7.1

Completely and without holding back

adds immediacy or bluntness beyond mere openness or lack of doubt

S

sheerly

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1 4.5

Completely, with nothing else causing or helping it

is broader, also referring to prompt or unreserved action

O

outrightly

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1 6.0

In a complete and direct way, without any doubt

is the same meaning but appears as the simpler adverb form

U

unhesitantly

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1 5.8

Without pause or doubt

is similar but also implies fullness or open commitment

Antonyms

G

gradually

228 1.9

Slowly and steadily over time

P

partially

194 2.4

To some degree but not completely

C

conditionally

3 4.6

Only if certain requirements are met

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology