outright

/aut'rait/

Thân thiện

He bought the car outright with cash.

Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Complete and total; without any reservation, exception, or qualification: Used to describe something that is absolute, unmitigated, or unequivocal.
   • Open and direct; straightforward: Used to describe a manner or statement that is frank and without concealment.

2. Adverb:

   • Completely and entirely; wholly: Used to indicate that something is done or exists in a total, absolute manner.
   • Without any delay; immediately and finally: Used to indicate that an action happens instantly and decisively.
   • Openly and directly; without reservation or concealment: Used to describe a manner of speaking or acting that is frank and straightforward.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

  • He is an outright liar. (He is a complete and total liar.)
  • Her outright refusal surprised everyone. (Her complete and unqualified refusal surprised everyone.)

• Adverb:

  • The disease was eradicated outright. (The disease was completely and wholly eradicated.)
  • The impact killed him outright. (The impact killed him immediately and finally.)
  • She asked me outright for the money. (She asked me for the money openly and directly.)

Advanced Usage

• "to win outright": to win completely and decisively, without needing a tiebreaker or further contest.

  • The candidate won the election outright, securing over 50% of the vote.

• "to buy outright": to purchase something completely, typically by paying the full price immediately rather than in installments.

  • They saved for years to buy the house outright.

Variants and Related Words

• Outrightness (noun): The quality of being frank, direct, or complete.
  • I appreciate the outrightness of your criticism.

Synonyms

• Adjective: Absolute, total, complete, unqualified, unequivocal, categorical, direct, frank.
• Adverb: Completely, wholly, entirely, totally, instantly, immediately, directly, frankly.

Related Phrases

• Outright lie: A complete and deliberate falsehood.

  • Telling an outright lie will damage your credibility.

• Outright victory: A victory that is total and unambiguous.

  • The team secured an outright victory with a score of 5-0.

Idioms

• Kill outright: To cause death immediately.

  • The fall from the cliff would kill a person outright.

• Say/state something outright: To say something in a very direct and frank manner, holding nothing back.

  • He stated his objections outright during the meeting.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. without reservation or exception

Adverb

1. without any delay
   • he was killed outright
2. without reservation or concealment
   • she asked him outright for a divorce
3. without restrictions or stipulations or further payments
   • buy outright

Từ đồng nghĩa

• straight-out
• unlimited
• instantaneously
• instantly
• in a flash