Collocations for "outright"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "outright" in context.
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outright
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adj
- an outright [failure, flop, disaster, defeat]
- is an outright mess
- an outright [rejection, rebuke, refusion, denial] (of)
- [issued, came out with, gave] an outright [rejection]
- an outright [ban, prohibition, attack, assault] on
- that's (just) an outright lie!
- an outright [buy, purchase, transfer]
- an outright [hit, success, victory]
- (was declared) the outright [winner, victor]
- an outright attack on [freedom, democracy, free speech]
- declare outright war on [the enemy, racism, terrorism, corruption]
- the [goal, chance, opportunity] was an outright gift
- owns the [house, estate, property] outright
- asked him outright for [a raise, an answer, a reason]
- they were [killed, eliminated] outright
'outright' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):