All downright synonyms
down·right
D d adj downright
- outright — complete or total: an outright loss.
- damned — Damned is used by some people to emphasize what they are saying, especially when they are angry or frustrated.
- blatant — You use blatant to describe something bad that is done in an open or very obvious way.
- blunt — If you are blunt, you say exactly what you think without trying to be polite.
- categorical — If you are categorical about something, you state your views very definitely and firmly.
- certain — If you are certain about something, you firmly believe it is true and have no doubt about it. If you are not certain about something, you do not have definite knowledge about it.
- clear — Something that is clear is easy to understand, see, or hear.
- complete — You use complete to emphasize that something is as great in extent, degree, or amount as it possibly can be.
- flat — horizontally level: a flat roof.
- gross — without deductions; total, as the amount of sales, salary, profit, etc., before taking deductions for expenses, taxes, or the like (opposed to net2. ): gross earnings; gross sales.
- honest — honorable in principles, intentions, and actions; upright and fair: an honest person.
- indubitable — that cannot be doubted; patently evident or certain; unquestionable.
- open — not closed or barred at the time, as a doorway by a door, a window by a sash, or a gateway by a gate: to leave the windows open at night.
- out-and-out — complete; total; thoroughgoing: an out-and-out lie.
- plain — clear or distinct to the eye or ear: a plain trail to the river; to stand in plain view.
- positive — admitting of no question: positive proof.
- simple — easy to understand, deal with, use, etc.: a simple matter; simple tools.
- sincere — free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest: a sincere apology.
- straight — without a bend, angle, or curve; not curved; direct: a straight path.
- straightforward — going or directed straight ahead: a straightforward gaze.
- sure — free from doubt as to the reliability, character, action, etc., of something: to be sure of one's data.
- thoroughgoing — doing things thoroughly.
- total — constituting or comprising the whole; entire; whole: the total expenditure.
- unequivocal — not equivocal; unambiguous; clear; having only one possible meaning or interpretation: an unequivocal indication of assent; unequivocal proof.
- unmitigated — not mitigated; not softened or lessened: unmitigated suffering.
- unqualified — not qualified; not fit; lacking requisite qualifications: unqualified for the job.
- unquestionable — not open to question; beyond doubt or dispute; indisputable; undeniable; certain: an unquestionable fact.
- utter — to give audible expression to; speak or pronounce: unable to utter her feelings; Words were uttered in my hearing.
- whole — comprising the full quantity, amount, extent, number, etc., without diminution or exception; entire, full, or total: He ate the whole pie. They ran the whole distance.
- undisguised — to change the appearance or guise of so as to conceal identity or mislead, as by means of deceptive garb: The king was disguised as a peasant.
adjective downright
- absolute — Absolute means total and complete.
- point-blank — aimed or fired straight at the mark especially from close range; direct.
- thorough — executed without negligence or omissions: a thorough search.
- definite — If something such as a decision or an arrangement is definite, it is firm and clear, and unlikely to be changed.
adverb downright
- positively — with certainty; absolutely: The statement is positively true.
- undeniably — incapable of being denied or disputed: undeniable evidence of arson.
- unquestionably — not open to question; beyond doubt or dispute; indisputable; undeniable; certain: an unquestionable fact.
- undoubtedly — not called in question; accepted as beyond doubt; undisputed.
- totally — wholly; entirely; completely.