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What is another word for downright?

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Adjective

To an absolute or complete degree

Accurate, true or correct in all details

So direct in manner as to be blunt

Rather rude, curt or abrupt in speech or manner

Expressing something forcibly and clearly

Very opinionated in laying down one's dogmas or beliefs

Very severe or serious

Suggestive or typical of a despot or tyrant

To the utmost or most absolute extent or degree

To a large, great or extreme degree

Without question and beyond doubt

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Adjective

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To an absolute or complete degree

straight-from-the-shoulder

without qualification

straight from the shoulder

beyond a shadow of doubt

beyond a shadow of a doubt

as plain as a pikestaff

recognized^US

recognised^UK

staring one in the face

as sure as eggs is eggs

as plain as the nose on your face

staring someone in the face

sticking out a mile

standing out like a sore thumb

standing out a mile

sticking out like a sore thumb

beyond the shadow of a doubt

there are no two ways about it

plain as the nose on your face

staring you in the face

out in the open

written all over someone

what you see is what you get

telling it like it is

fact-based

straight from horse's mouth

true-life

as it really happened

right under your nose

written all over one

clear as a bell

as clear as day

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“First, this is a repertoire book, but there are key parts of the repertoire that are drawish at best and a downright forced draw at worst.”

Adjective

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Accurate, true or correct in all details

as true as I'm sitting here

on the line

on the up and up

as true as I'm standing here

along the right lines

telling it like it is

straight from horse's mouth

as it really happened

unmannered

up front

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“This nun gave me a plain and downright description of all that had happened in the monastery.”

Adjective

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So direct in manner as to be blunt

straight from the shoulder

no-nonsense

point blank

straight to the point

speaking as one finds

straight-from-the-shoulder

not afraid to call a spade a spade

no beating around the bush

saying what one thinks

laying it on the line

calling spade a spade

not beating around the bush

speaking straight from the shoulder

not beating about the bush

not pulling any punches

telling it like it is

calling a spade a spade

unrestrained

crisp

not mincing one's words

meaning what one says

brief and to the point

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“In his downright manner, Cécile declared himself absolutely confident of its success.”

Adjective

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Rather rude, curt or abrupt in speech or manner

not afraid to call a spade a spade

ill-humored^US

like a bear with a sore head

humourless^UK

humorless^US

as cross as two sticks

rubbing the wrong way

apt to fly off the handle

straight from the shoulder

not mincing one's words

speaking one's mind

not beating about the bush

calling a spade a spade

caviling^US

cavilling^UK

having got out of bed on the wrong side

having got out of bed the wrong side

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“I well remember the manly, eloquent, and downright speech, near the close of the day, with which you regaled the meeting.”

Adjective

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Expressing something forcibly and clearly

full of get-up-and-go

full of vim and vigour

focused^US

focussed^UK

energizing^US

energising^UK

colorful^US

colourful^UK

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

full of the joys of spring

not backward in coming forward

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Adjective

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Very opinionated in laying down one's dogmas or beliefs

of preconceived ideas

standing one's ground

incompliant

sticking to one's guns

with one's toes dug in

with one's feet dug in

iron-willed

deaf to reason

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Adjective

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Very severe or serious

gruelling^UK

grueling^US

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

out of all proportion

labored^US

laboured^UK

unrivalled^UK

unrivaled^US

easier said than done

costing an arm and a leg

blown up out of all proportion

uncivilised^UK

uncivilized^US

like getting blood out of a stone

foolish

surplus to requirements

unequalled^UK

unequaled^US

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Adjective

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Suggestive or typical of a despot or tyrant

throwing one's weight around

throwing weight around

not backward in coming forward

throwing one's weight about

grueling^US

gruelling^UK

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Adverb

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To the utmost or most absolute extent or degree

to the maximum extent

lock, stock and barrel

to the fullest extent

uber

in fact

hook, line and sinker

without qualification

come hell or high water

from beginning to end

beyond a shadow of a doubt

beyond shadow of a doubt

to all intents and purposes

it goes without saying

beyond the shadow of a doubt

from all appearances

very well

without fail

no ifs ands or buts about it

by all odds

with certainty

as sure as eggs is eggs

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“He seems to downright trust me, which, as I said before, is more than a bit strange.”

Adverb

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To a large, great or extreme degree

by a considerable amount

tonnes^UK

tons^US

to too great an extent

to a fault

in excess

to too great an degree

from the bottom of your heart

preeminently

by a good deal

by a long chalk

to the highest degree

far and wide

heroically

beyond a shadow of a doubt

marvelously^US

everything considered

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“Martha is a downright good woman.”

Adverb

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Without question and beyond doubt

beyond a shadow of a doubt

come hell or high water

as sure as eggs is eggs

by all means

there are no two ways about it

there's no denying it

by a mile

no ifs ands or buts about it

by all odds

seemingly

no doubt

it goes without saying

beyond the shadow of a doubt

beyond shadow of a doubt

a hundred per cent

no two ways about it

straight out

to all intents and purposes

obvs

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“That was downright a dive! How could the referee be so blind?”

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