outright C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈaʊtˌraɪt/ UK /ˈaʊtraɪt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adv wholly and completely; without reservation They bought the house outright, with no mortgage. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · wholly and completely;... completelywhollytotallyentirelyabsolutelyunreservedlydownright ↔ Opposites partiallyconditionallygradually Word family Related forms right Etymology AI details From Middle English outright, from out- ('completely, fully') plus right ('straight, directly'). Originally 'straight onward,' then 'completely, at once.' ūt Old English riht Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # outright **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /ˈaʊtˌraɪt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈaʊtraɪt/ ## Meanings 1. wholly and completely; without reservation ## Examples - They bought the house outright, with no mortgage. ## Synonyms - completely - wholly - totally - entirely - absolutely - unreservedly - downright ## Antonyms - partially - conditionally - gradually ## Related Forms - right ## Roots and Affixes - Root: ūt - Root: riht ## Etymology From Middle English outright, from out- ('completely, fully') plus right ('straight, directly'). Originally 'straight onward,' then 'completely, at once.' ## AI Etymology Outright is from Middle English outright, from out- ('completely, fully') plus right ('straight, directly'). Originally 'straight onward,' then 'completely, at once.'. Important recorded forms include ūt (Old English) and riht (Old English). The current sense covers wholly and completely; without reservation. The wider family includes related words such as right. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown