outright
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[change]- (adverb): enPR: out-rītʹ, IPA (key): /aʊtˈraɪt/
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- (adjective): enPR: outʹrīt, IPA (key): /ˈaʊtraɪt/
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Adjective
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- (usually before a noun) An outright lie, victory, rejection, etc. is a complete and total one.
- Antonym: partial
- The report was full of fake photos and outright lies.
- (usually before a noun) Outright theft, attacks, racism, etc. are clear and direct.
- Antonym: hidden
- The outright racism in his speech was shocking.
Adverb
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- If you do something outright, you do it without hiding your feelings or purpose.
- I told him outright, that I would not go to his party.
- If you do something outright, you do it entirely and completely.
- She rejected his idea outright.
- After five years of paying for the car, he finally owned it outright.