OUT-AND-OUT Synonyms: 108 Similar and Opposite Words

out-and-out

adjective

ˌau̇t-ᵊn(d)-ˈau̇t

as in utter

having no exceptions or restrictions an out-and-out cheater at every game she plays her story is not just an exaggeration, it's an out-and-out lie

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as in thorough

trying all possibilities mounted an out-and-out effort to find the lost child

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Recent Examples of out-and-out Untold Murders never out-and-out blames football for the murders committed by Hernandez, Brutcher, and Ryng, but the implications are hard to miss. —

Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 8 Jan. 2025 Hard to find, elite out-and-out strikers are expensive commodities. —

Henry Flynn, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025 The overall vibe is Scandinavian chic, if not out-and-out luxury. —

Helen Iatrou, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2024 Unsurprisingly, Europe’s elite players show up well by this measure with out-and-out central strikers like Robert Lewandowski, Erling Haaland, and Harry Kane taking relatively few touches per shot with high-value shots taken. —

Michael Cox, The Athletic, 25 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for out-and-out

Recent Examples of Synonyms for out-and-out

Adjective

The diss record symbolizes utter domination in hip-hop.

— Clover Hope, Pitchfork, 10 Feb. 2025
Words once too blue to publicly utter have become increasingly commonplace.

— Matt Richtel, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025