Synonyms of downright

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adjective

1

as in abrupt

being or characterized by direct, brief, and potentially rude speech or manner

rural folks are often known for their downright speech, as they are generally not ones to beat around the bush

Synonyms & Similar Words

• abrupt
• blunt
• short
• gruff
• curt
• rude
• brusque
• outspoken
• crass
• crusty
• unceremonious
• bluff
• snippy
• honest
• plain
• straightforward
• vulgar
• frank
• short-spoken
• rough
• candid
• straight-out
• snappish
• insensitive
• disrespectful
• forthright
• direct
• impolite
• inconsiderate
• discourteous
• tactless
• impertinent
• earnest
• artless
• reserved
• open
• plainspoken
• undiplomatic
• terse
• uncouth
• sincere
• coarse
• brief
• laconic
• reticent
• closemouthed
• crude
• point-blank
• free-spoken
• foursquare
• tight-lipped
• low

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• civil
• circuitous
• smooth
• polite
• gracious
• courteous
• diplomatic
• considerate
• tactful
• suave
• talkative
• politic
• loquacious
• voluble
• mealymouthed
• prolix
• verbose
• polished
• genteel
• gallant
• courtly
• refined
• cultivated
• long-winded

2

as in sheer

having no exceptions or restrictions

that's a downright lie, and you know it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sheer
• utter
• absolute
• unconditional
• pure
• complete
• simple
• outright
• total
• very
• damned
• damn
• definite
• perfect
• deadly
• unmitigated
• profound
• real
• flat-out
• dreadful
• endless
• thorough
• stark
• unqualified
• out-and-out
• thoroughgoing
• huge
• crashing
• straight-out
• categorical
• consummate
• unadulterated
• regular
• clean
• blank
• fair
• constant
• arrant
• all-out
• genuine
• flat
• blooming
• unalloyed
• horrible
• bodacious
• rank
• plumb
• dead
• terrible
• extreme
• perpetual
• veritable
• stone
• authentic
• eternal
• hopeless
• unremitting
• classic
• extraordinary
• unrestricted
• undying
• habitual
• supreme
• main
• terrific
• inveterate
• confirmed
• frightful
• superlative
• surpassing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• uncertain
• doubtful
• questionable
• restricted
• dubious
• qualified
• equivocal

downright

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adverb

as in absolutely

Related Words

• absolutely
• cold
• plain
• quite
• utterly
• even
• wholly
• totally
• completely
• entirely
• categorically
• unqualifiedly
• thoroughly
• stone-cold
• fully
• perfectly
• all
• entire
• fast
• enough
• mostly
• generally
• soundly
• clean
• flat
• altogether
• wide
• substantially
• hands down
• largely
• all over
• basically
• heartily
• full
• mainly
• predominantly
• dead
• chiefly
• stone
• out
• principally
• well
• primarily
• predominately
• all of
• more or less
• exactly
• overall
• by and large
• through and through
• plumb
• abundantly
• greatly
• generously
• copiously

Dissimilar Words

• partially
• partly
• slightly
• just
• halfway
• half
• hardly
• somewhat
• barely
• scarcely
• marginally
• minimally
• superficially
• incompletely
• part
• approximately
• roughly
• kind of

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of downright

Adjective

And yet, generations of Americans have come here not despite its eccentricities—and downright aversion to good taste—but because of them, which serves as a reminder that originality, even at its most excessive, never really goes out of style. — Air Mail, 4 July 2026

Low water pressure can turn everyday tasks into downright frustrating chores. — Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 26 June 2026

Adverb

Why, those teeming crowds just outside the shows are their own lively scene, filled with exciting, unexpected, and downright inspired takes on what’s happening in fashion. — Phil Oh, Vogue, 23 Sep. 2026

What the movie does offer is an ending that is downright mean. — Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026