Outright
Outright adverb - Without reservation or concealment.
Specifically and outright are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Specifically" instead an adverb "Outright".
Specifically
Specifically adverb - In regard to something mentioned explicitly or in detail.
Outright and specifically are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Outright" instead an adverb "Specifically".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- directly and outright
- directly and specifically
- absolutely and outright
- absolutely and specifically
- quite and outright
- quite and specifically
- wholly and outright
- wholly and specifically
- altogether and outright
- altogether and specifically
- completely and outright
- completely and specifically
- totally and outright
- totally and specifically
Both words in one sentence
- Specifically, the Tleilaxu and Ix are outright hostile to each other, while the Sardaukar and Fremen often clash with the former as well.
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The first movie is outright mentioned during the jail scene, specifically Julie Dwyer's funeral and the "shit or get off the pot" dialogue.
Source: Film / Clerks II - More specifically, Fluttershy thinks Spike's a gangster and asks excitedly if he could teach her, which he does enthusiastically, but never outright states if he's a real gangster or not.
Source: Web Video / Major League Pony
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Specifically and Outright. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/outright/specifically
Outright & Specifically. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/outright/specifically>.
Specifically or Outright. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/outright/specifically.
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