Out-and-out

Synonyms for "out-and-out" (198 found)

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Closest matches (40)

Adjective(6 words)

abject absolute all-out arrant categoric categorical

absolute admitting no exception all embracing all out all pervading all-embracing all-encompassing all-out all-pervading arrant bare barefaced black blamed blank blankety blank blighted blinking blithering bloody

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blooming blue born broad-based categorical classical clean clear complete

Adjective(1 words)

absolute

Adverb(4 words)

absolutely all ends up altogether categorically

Strong matches (59)

Adjective(10 words)

complete consummate downright flat-out frightful full full-blown full-bore full-on mere

Adverb(6 words)

completely finally first and last handsomely lock, stock and barrel nothing but

comprehensive conclusive confounded congenital consummate crass damnable damned dead decided decisive deep dyed deep-dyed definite definitive determinate downright dyed-in-the-wool egregious entire

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exhaustive explicit express final fixed flagrant flat flat out flat-out glaring global great gross implicit inappealable indisputable infernal intensive intolerable main omnibus omnipresent

Adjective(1 words)

downright

Related words (99)

outright peremptory perfect pervasive plain plumb positive precious profound pronounced proper pukka pure radical rank regular round ruddy shattering sheer

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Adjective(27 words)

outright perfect proper pure rank regular right root and branch sheer straight-out sublime thorough thoroughgoing total unadulterated unalloyed unattenuated uncompromising unconditional unfettered

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unmitigated unqualified unreserved unrestricted utter whole-ass wholesale

Adverb(4 words)

positively properly purely quite

Adjective(3 words)

rank right-down sheer

Related word relations

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2 relation types

derived

1 entries

out-and-outer

similar

1 entries

complete

Translations

20 translations across 10 languages.

Bulgarian

2 entries

пълен adj (complete)
стопроцентов adj (complete)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries

完全的 adj (complete)

German

1 entries

durch und durch adj (complete)

Greek

3 entries

εντελώς adj (complete)
ολοκληρωτικά adj (complete)
πέρα για πέρα adj (complete)

Irish

1 entries

amach is amach adj (complete)

Italian

1 entries

spaccato adj (complete)

Polish

2 entries

całkowity adj (complete)
kompletny adj (complete)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries

a-muigh is a-mach adj (complete)

Spanish

4 entries

a carta cabal adj (complete)
de aúpa adj (complete)
de tomo y lomo adj (complete)
pleno adj (complete)

Swedish

3 entries

fullkomlig adj (complete)
fullständig adj (complete)
ren adj (complete)

Sample sentences

7 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Tom is an out-and-out liar.

Source: tatoeba (2796886)

He is an out-and-out idiot.

Source: wiktionary

an out-and-out lie

Source: wiktionary

We are singled out for meetings by other heterosexaul ^([sic]) women, approved by the superintendent, to gripe about us as lesbians. They are trying to change us, to pick our brains and force their beliefs on us. It is out and out abuse.

Source: wiktionary

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