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arrant

adjective

ˈa-rənt How to pronounce arrant (audio)
Definition of arrantnext
as in utter
having no exceptions or restrictions that statement is complete and arrant nonsense

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arrant
  1. utter
  2. sheer
  3. absolute
  4. complete
  5. pure
  6. unconditional
  7. total
  8. outright
Adjective
  • This Ninth — featuring the Los Angeles Master Chorale and four superb vocal soloists (Saioa Hernández, Tamara Mumford, David Portillo and Ryan Speedo Green) — became Beethoven, alive in the moment, an instrument of utter joy.
    — Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Sweet, aromatic, and bubblegum pink, this playful cocktail is the utter definition of fun.
    — Bradleigh Mobley, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of utter
Adjective
  • Recommended by Our Editors The sheer aura of this sandbox, and your agile tools for exploring it, almost make the rest of Control Resonant feel perfunctory by comparison.
    — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The skirt also featured a ribbon waist tie and a sheer, tulle underlayer visible beneath the thigh-high slit.
    — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of sheer
Adjective
  • The couple scored 19 — decent compared to the rest of her competition, but an absolute scandal compared to the 21 earned by Higgins, who has next to no experience.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Though fluid processing won’t displace high-speed smartphones today, absolute speed was never the point.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of absolute
Adjective
  • So the first question was whether a single party should ever hold a complete key, and therefore complete control over a client’s assets.
    — Sergey Stopnevich, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Election officials have said there was simply no way to carry out a complete overhaul in the weeks before the midterms.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of complete
Adjective
  • Swift was born into the Anglo-Irish Protestant elite, and the text satires both the callousness of his class and a then-ascendant approach to morality and politics that held that all aspects of life could be cooked down to a pure numerical value.
    — Dónal Gill, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Instead, Bier recognizes the pure joy of seeing these women drinking margaritas again, resulting in a vivid and sweet celebration that gradually reframes aging as a process of gaining power rather than losing it.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of pure
Adjective
  • The unconditional quality of my love for him will not last forever, just as my brother’s did not.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
  • As the duo bond over the absurd logistics of their lethal hobby and evade detection, the series uses its heightened premise to deliver a hilarious, deeply relatable exploration of female friendship and unconditional loyalty.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of unconditional
Adjective
  • Along the way, the visible token cost of the underlying models may be only a fraction of the total cost to complete the business task.
    — Nicola Sfondrini, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The first Monday Night Football matchup of the 2026 season was a total disaster class for the Denver Broncos, who got flattened 31-10 by the Kansas City Chiefs at a rowdy Arrowhead Stadium.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of total
Adjective
  • However, reacting to these fears with outright bans will not turn back the clock on artificial intelligence.
    — Erin Mote, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Yet one explanation for the way the market rotates money from pocket to pocket rather than making outright progress is the fully committed positioning of the household investing sector.
    — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of outright
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“Arrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arrant. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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