Synonyms of flat-out

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adjective

ˈflat-ˌau̇t 

as in utter

having no exceptions or restrictions

regarded their son-in-law as a flat-out loser and let him know it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• utter
• sheer
• absolute
• unconditional
• outright
• complete
• pure
• simple
• total
• definite
• damned
• damn
• downright
• perfect
• very
• unmitigated
• real
• straight-out
• out-and-out
• deadly
• unadulterated
• crashing
• profound
• unqualified
• endless
• huge
• categorical
• thorough
• dreadful
• thoroughgoing
• blank
• consummate
• regular
• all-out
• stark
• clean
• flat
• constant
• fair
• arrant
• dead
• rank
• genuine
• plumb
• unalloyed
• blooming
• horrible
• bodacious
• perpetual
• terrible
• stone
• veritable
• extreme
• authentic
• eternal
• classic
• unremitting
• hopeless
• unrestricted
• confirmed
• extraordinary
• main
• undying
• terrific
• habitual
• supreme
• inveterate
• superlative
• frightful
• surpassing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• uncertain
• doubtful
• questionable
• restricted
• qualified
• dubious
• equivocal

flat-out

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adverb

as in absolutely

Related Words

• absolutely
• downright
• completely
• utterly
• totally
• positively
• entirely
• wholly
• radically
• fully
• thoroughly
• categorically
• purely
• plain
• certainly
• undoubtedly
• unquestionably
• cold
• altogether
• assuredly
• indisputably
• frankly
• admittedly
• honestly
• realistically
• stone-cold
• unqualifiedly
• indubitably
• indeed
• basically
• truthfully
• veritably
• generally
• mostly
• really
• truly
• largely
• substantially
• mainly
• predominantly
• hands down
• primarily
• chiefly
• stone
• principally
• even
• predominately
• verily
• more or less
• quite
• by and large
• generously
• overall
• abundantly
• copiously
• flat
• entire
• greatly
• fast
• all
• perfectly
• forsooth
• soundly
• enough
• clean
• wide
• heartily
• dead
• all over
• full
• out
• through and through
• well
• exactly
• all of
• plumb

Dissimilar Words

• just
• slightly
• hardly
• barely
• scarcely
• minimally
• marginally
• somewhat
• superficially
• approximately
• roughly
• partially
• kind of
• partly
• halfway
• half
• incompletely
• part

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of flat-out

Adjective

Unlike many stars of their generation who flat-out refuse personal questions, Holland and Zendaya have mastered the art of bringing it back to their respective movies. — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 31 July 2026

Every Southern college student has a family member who’s superstitiously tossed (or flat-out burned) their jersey after a bad game, or still hasn’t gotten over a SEC Championship loss decades later. — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 31 July 2026

Tips for Getting Along With Your In-Laws Some in-laws are harder to deal with than others, and some are flat-out impossible, but experts agree that most relationships can flourish when certain ground rules apply. — Margaret Renkl, Parents, 23 July 2026

There was—and is—something definitely wrong with Russell’s car, which was clearly slower than its sister car on several flat-out sections. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 20 July 2026