Downright
Downright adjective - Being or characterized by direct, brief, and potentially rude speech or manner.
Exactly
Exactly adverb - To a full extent or degree.
Usage example: she listened to the advice, then did exactly what she wanted to anyway
Downright and exactly are semantically related in quite topic. Sometimes you can use "Downright" instead an adverb "Exactly", if it concerns topics such as completely, totally.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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The dwarves aren't exactly thrilled to eat elvish vegetables and seem downright confused by the lack of meat.
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Studio AudienceThis show provides examples of: And I Must Scream: Some of the contestants on this show were downright terrified of dropping, even when they knew exactly what they were in for.
Source: Series / Russian Roulette -
Ryuuken has downright encouraged his son to come to the worst possible conclusions about his motivations and we still don't know exactly why.
Source: Stoic Woobie
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