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Synonyms for downright
ˈdaʊnˌraɪtdown·right

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Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. downrightadjective

    characterized by plain blunt honesty

    "a downright answer"; "a downright kind of person"

    Synonyms:
    right-down, out-and-out(a), rank(a), sheer(a), absolute

    Antonyms:
    incomplete, uncomplete, dishonest, dishonorable

  2. absolute, downright, out-and-out(a), rank(a), right-down, sheer(a)adverb

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

    "absolute freedom"; "an absolute dimwit"; "a downright lie"; "out-and-out mayhem"; "an out-and-out lie"; "a rank outsider"; "many right-down vices"; "got the job through sheer persistence"; "sheer stupidity"

    Antonyms:
    incomplete, dishonest, dishonorable, uncomplete

  3. downrightadverb

    thoroughgoing

    "he is outright dishonest"

    Antonyms:
    uncomplete, dishonest, dishonorable, incomplete

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. downrightadjective

    Synonyms:
    plain, simple, explicit, clear, undisguised, positive, absolute

  2. downrightadjective

    Synonyms:
    honest, sincere, artless, ingenuous, frank, open, above-board

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. downrightadjective

    Synonyms:
    blunt, direct, unceremonious, positive, undisguised, absolute, unmixed, straightforward

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "downright":

    frankly, absolutely, simply, totally, completely

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How to use downright in a sentence?

  1. Paul. F. Meekin:

    All the perplexities, confusion and distress in education these days arises, not from defects in the students,teachers or schools, not from want of equipment or technology, but from the downright ignorance of the nature of honor, virtue and kindness. Sound education... thrives on honesty, on honor, on the sacredness of obligations, on faithful protection of childhood, on unselfish performance of teachers and on accountability and reliability.

  2. Robin Parisotto:

    There are real questions to be asked if there is no action taken, particularly for the results taken post-2009, some of the values in these athletes were so extreme that they were downright dangerous and the risks to their health were indisputable.

  3. John Liu:

    It's hard not to notice the number of people texting while walking, and downright alarming to see people continuing their texting while crossing the street, we want New Yorkers to know it's OK to wait the 5 seconds.

  4. Janos Lazar:

    For me as a voter it is downright irritating that a diplomat should come here and tell us how to live or how our voters should live.

  5. Draymond Green:

    Covid-19 has proven how college athletes are anything but amateur. College sports generates $ 15 billion every year for everyone except the athletes actually playing the game. It's slave labor in a downright dictatorship, i've seen firsthand just how backwards the NCAA's likeness restrictions for college athletes are and how Draymond Green and my teammates struggled to make ends meet.


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