outright
Example Sentences
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After winning its first outright Big East regular-season title in 40 years and its first Big East tournament championship in 25 years last season, St. John’s has struggled this season.
From MarketWatch
Instead, they were allegedly responsible for the outright rigging of games—and persuaded more than three dozen players to go along with it.
In addition, AI will eliminate some jobs outright by performing tasks that certain roles currently handle.
From MarketWatch
These sites don’t produce outright false news, like others, but they do not meet basic journalistic standards.
From Los Angeles Times
Save the Children was one of about 10 NGOs whose applications were rejected outright, on grounds that it allegedly had ties to a militant group.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.