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downright

/ˈdaʊnɹaɪt/adjective, adverb2 syllables

Downright means: complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers.

Synonyms for downright24

adjective, as in complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers

absolute, out-and-out, rank, right-down, sheer, complete

adjective, as in characterized by plain blunt honesty

honest, honorable

adverb, as in thoroughgoing

outright

also used for downright

absolutely, entirely, positively, thoroughly, utterly, all-out, tout à fait, evendown, unmitigated, utter, abject, frightful, arrant, categoric, clear

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What does downright mean?3

adjective

1

complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers“absolute freedom”

2

characterized by plain blunt honesty“a downright answer”

adverb

1

thoroughgoing“he is outright dishonest”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Downright in a sentence

  • She's a proper chatterbox, whereas her husband is downright uncommunicative.sundown
  • The fear of contempt almost made me downright give up continuing my work.DJ_Saidez
  • To call him a genius is downright absurd.mutskt
  • Ziri has never seen his dog act so downright scared like that.Amastan
  • Ziri was not afraid to admit that he was downright scared.Amastan
  • But that's... downright disgusting. Why isn't anybody doing something against that?Ooneykcall
  • Yanni's scheme to get rid of Skura is downright diabolical.Amastan
  • Yanni's scheme to throw Skura under the bus is downright diabolical.Amastan

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