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
  • Nevertheless, that didn't stop him from winning a bullpen job out of camp, despite an utter lack of upper-level experience.
    — John Laghezza, New York Times, 10 July 2026
  • And Carol is dealing with immense grief and confusion in an utter dystopian crisis.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Definition of utter
Adjective
  • The divisive trend first crossed my desk when Jennifer Lawrence stepped out in Paloma Wool’s sheer sarong-style version of the piece last summer, pairing the flowy garment with a cool oversized T-shirt and strappy sling-backs.
    — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 11 July 2026
  • Perfumers often create this effect with notes like white musk, skin musk, aldehydes, watery florals, sheer woods, and delicate citrus, which together can evoke a cozy sense of self-care.
    — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 11 July 2026
Definition of sheer
Adjective
  • Haiti’s Wilson Isidor had an absolute screamer from outside the box against Morocco.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026
  • Molecular self-assembly meets graphene Silicon solar panels have dominated the market for decades, but are rapidly hitting an absolute physical efficiency limit.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 July 2026
Definition of absolute
Adjective
  • But his dominance in the second quarter gave the Hawks complete separation from the Celtics.
    — Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 14 July 2026
  • Quench them with a copious deluge of water and stir to guarantee complete cooling.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
Definition of complete
Adjective
  • The achievement shows how OpenAI and other AI firms are heavily investing in pure mathematics as a way to benchmark the technology’s ascent towards reasoning—and the strange directions those efforts often take.
    — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 14 July 2026
  • There were new artists emerging who were sort of pure electronic artists like Kraftwerk and Gary Numan and so on.
    — Peter Larsen, Daily News, 14 July 2026
Definition of pure
Adjective
  • Ramp, the corporate card and expense management company backed by Iconiq and valued at $44 billion, is now Senra’s largest advertiser and, by CEO Glyman’s own description, an unconditional backer.
    — Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 5 July 2026
  • At its deepest level, this work is fueled by unconditional love—not sentimental or passive love but love as discipline, courage and commitment.
    — Yujia Zhu, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of unconditional
Adjective
  • The total increases to $256 for 11 to 15 mph over the limit, $281 for 16 to 20 mph over, and $334 for more than 20 mph over.
    — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 July 2026
  • The Cubs have a total bonus pool of $9,644,100, nearly identical to their 2025 number.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026
Definition of total
Adjective
  • Crypto developers spun up these entities to manage projects and ensure, in keeping with DeFi’s core ethos, that no centralized entity had outright control over a project.
    — Ben Weiss, Fortune, 9 July 2026
  • The spiritual economy is not necessarily about outright faith, but rather ritual, emotion and a sense of agency.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
Definition of outright
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“Arrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arrant. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.

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