outright
- adverb
- /ˈaʊtraɪt/
- If you pay for the car outright, you won't have to deal with monthly payments.
- buy outright
- purchase outright
- own outright
I had, I owned my house outright, no mortgage.
- I had, I owned my house outright, no mortgage.
- I wasn't outright mad, just not happy.
- He was killed outright in that they wiped out two vehicles.
- And if I could own it outright, I could test it.
- They could buy us outright for underground, the bars on the floor.
- David Haye, I don't own me house outright yet.
Examples
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I had, I owned my house outright, no mortgage.
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And the house and the boat are owned outright.
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And if I could own it outright, I could test it.
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The plan was for me to own the joint outright in seven years.
Fiction book (1999) -
My father owned that house outright.
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The Archbishop wants to sell this building outright to the Board of Education.
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- I'm going to win this outright.
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Fifty bucks a week and in two years we'll own her outright.
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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
Completely and without any doubt
Totally, in every way
To be complete with nothing left out
At once without waiting
Completely, with nothing left out
Completely without leaving anything out
Right away without any delay
To say or do things without hiding feelings
Completely, to show that something is very strong or very great
Do something at once without delay
Completely with nothing left
A person uses clear, direct words so there is no doubt
To say something is complete or very strong to make a point
Completely in every way
Completely and sincerely, with full support and no doubts
In a firm way that shows no doubt
Used to say something is completely honest without exaggeration
Completely without any conditions
In a strong, definite way that shows no doubt
In an open and public way
Happen at once without delay
To say something plainly without hiding feelings
Immediately without following the usual official steps
Totally and without any doubt
Immediately without delay
In a direct and honest way without hiding anything
Completely direct with no doubt or excuse
Completely and without holding back
Completely, with nothing else causing or helping it
In a complete and direct way, without any doubt
Without pause or doubt
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Outright comes from the simple words out 'outside' and right 'straight' or 'complete'. So to buy something outright is to pay for it 'all at once' or 'completely' with no monthly payments.