Antonyms of adj downright

2 senses of downright

Sense 1
downright -- (characterized by plain blunt honesty; "a downright answer"; "a downright kind of person")

INDIRECT (VIA honest) -> dishonest, dishonorable -- (deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive)

Sense 2
absolute, downright, out-and-out (prenominal), rank (prenominal), right-down, sheer (prenominal) -- (complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers; "absolute freedom"; "an absolute dimwit"; "a downright lie"; "out-and-out mayhem"; "an out-and-out lie"; "a rank outsider"; "many right-down vices"; "got the job through sheer persistence"; "sheer stupidity")

INDIRECT (VIA complete) -> incomplete, uncomplete -- (not complete or total; not completed; "an incomplete account of his life"; "political consequences of incomplete military success"; "an incomplete forward pass")

Similarity of adj downright

2 senses of downright

Sense 1
downright -- (characterized by plain blunt honesty; "a downright answer"; "a downright kind of person")
       => honest (vs. dishonest), honorable -- (not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent; "honest lawyers"; "honest reporting")

Sense 2
absolute, downright, out-and-out (prenominal), rank (prenominal), right-down, sheer (prenominal) -- (complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers; "absolute freedom"; "an absolute dimwit"; "a downright lie"; "out-and-out mayhem"; "an out-and-out lie"; "a rank outsider"; "many right-down vices"; "got the job through sheer persistence"; "sheer stupidity")
       => complete (vs. incomplete) -- (having every necessary or normal part or component or step; "a complete meal"; "a complete wardrobe"; "a complete set of the Britannica"; "a complete set of china"; "a complete defeat"; "a complete accounting")

Synonyms of adv downright

1 sense of downright

Sense 1
downright -- (thoroughgoing; "he is outright dishonest")