Outright — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

without reservation or exception

without restrictions or stipulations or further payments

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/aʊtɹˈaɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/aʊtɹˈaɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/aʊtɹˈaɪt/

2 syllables Say it as /aʊtɹˈaɪt/.

Examples

buy outright
she asked him outright for a divorce
he was killed outright

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

instantaneously in a flash unlimited straight-out instantly

Parts of Speech

adjective	without reservation or exception
adverb	without restrictions or stipulations or further payments “buy outright”
adverb	without reservation or concealment “she asked him outright for a divorce”
adverb	without any delay “he was killed outright”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

geradezu

ohne Vorbehalt oder Ausnahme

🇫🇷French

carrément

sans réserve ni exception

🇪🇸Spanish

total

sin reserva ni excepción

🇮🇹Italian

a titolo definitivo

senza riserve né eccezioni

🇳🇱Dutch

ronduit

zonder voorbehoud of uitzondering

🇵🇹Portuguese

de imediato

sem reservas ou exceções

🇷🇺Russian

прямо

без оговорок и исключений

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रत्यक्ष

बिना आरक्षण या अपवाद के

🇧🇩Bengali

সরাসরি

রিজার্ভেশন বা ব্যতিক্রম ছাড়া

🇮🇳Tamil

முற்றிலும்

முன்பதிவு அல்லது விதிவிலக்கு இல்லாமல்

🇮🇳Telugu

పూర్తిగా

రిజర్వేషన్ లేదా మినహాయింపు లేకుండా

🇮🇳Marathi

सरळ

आरक्षण किंवा अपवाद न करता

🇮🇳Gujarati

સંપૂર્ણ

અનામત અથવા અપવાદ વિના

🇮🇳Kannada

ನೇರವಾಗಿ

ಮೀಸಲಾತಿ ಅಥವಾ ವಿನಾಯಿತಿ ಇಲ್ಲದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തികച്ചും

സംവരണമോ ഒഴിവാക്കലോ ഇല്ലാതെ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਿਲਕੁਲ

ਰਿਜ਼ਰਵੇਸ਼ਨ ਜਾਂ ਅਪਵਾਦ ਤੋਂ ਬਿਨਾਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

بالکل

ریزرویشن یا استثناء کے بغیر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

彻底的

毫无保留或例外

🇯🇵Japanese

完全に

予約や例外なく

🇰🇷Korean

노골적인

예약이나 예외 없이

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ngay

không cần bảo lưu hoặc ngoại lệ

🇹🇭Thai

ทันที

โดยไม่มีการจองหรือข้อยกเว้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

sekaligus

tanpa syarat atau pengecualian

🇵🇭Filipino

tahasan

nang walang reserbasyon o pagbubukod

🇲🇾Malay

terang-terangan

tanpa tempahan atau pengecualian

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

صريح

دون تحفظ أو استثناء

🇮🇷Persian

آشکار

بدون رزرو یا استثنا

🇹🇷Turkish

düpedüz

rezervasyon veya istisna olmaksızın

🇮🇱Hebrew

מוּחלָט

ללא סייג או חריג

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The primary meaning of 'outright' is 'without reservation or exception'.

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'outright' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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