adj. 25B6; adverb
he rejected the proposal outright : COMPLETELY, entirely, wholly, fully, totally, categorically, absolutely, utterly, flatly, unreservedly.
I told her outright : EXPLICITLY, directly, forthrightly, openly, frankly, candidly, honestly, sincerely, bluntly, plainly, in plain language, truthfully, to someone's face, straight from the shoulder; Brit. informal straight up.
they were killed outright : INSTANTLY, instantaneously, immediately, at once, straight away, then and there, on the spot.
paintings have to be bought outright : ALL AT ONCE, in one go.
25B6; adjective
an outright lie : OUT-AND-OUT, absolute, complete, downright, utter, sheer, categorical, unqualified, unconditional.
the outright winner : DEFINITE, unequivocal, clear, unqualified, incontestable, unmistakable.