The difference between Complete and Downright

When used as adjectives, complete means with all parts included, whereas downright means directed vertically.


Complete is also noun with the meaning: a completed .

Complete is also verb with the meaning: to finish.

Downright is also adverb with the meaning: really.

check bellow for the other definitions of Complete and Downright

  1. Complete as a verb (transitive):

    To finish; to make done; to reach the end.

    Examples:

    "He completed the assignment on time."

  2. Complete as a verb (transitive):

    To make whole or entire.

    Examples:

    "The last chapter completes the book nicely."

  1. Complete as an adjective:

    With all parts included; with nothing missing; full.

    Examples:

    "My life will be complete once I buy this new television."

    "She offered me complete control of the project."

    "After she found the rook, the chess set was complete."

  2. Complete as an adjective:

    Finished; ended; concluded; completed.

    Examples:

    "When your homework is complete, you can go and play with Martin."

  3. Complete as an adjective:

    .

    Examples:

    "He is a complete bastard!"

    "It was a complete shock when he turned up on my doorstep."

    "Our vacation was a complete disaster."

  4. Complete as an adjective (analysis, of a [[metric space]]):

    In which every Cauchy sequence converges to a point within the space.

  5. Complete as an adjective (algebra, of a [[lattice]]):

    In which every set with a lower bound has a greatest lower bound.

  6. Complete as an adjective (math, of a [[category]]):

    In which all small limits exist.

  7. Complete as an adjective (logic, of a proof system of a [[formal system]] with respect to a given [[semantics]]):

    In which every semantically valid well-formed formula is provable.

  8. Complete as an adjective (computing theory, of a [[problem]]):

    That is in a given complexity class and is such that every other problem in the class can be reduced to it (usually in polynomial time or logarithmic space).

  1. Complete as a noun:

    A completed .

  1. Downright as an adjective (obsolete):

    Directed vertically; coming straight down.

  2. Downright as an adjective:

    Directly to the point; plain

    Examples:

    "synonyms: unambiguous unevasive"

  3. Downright as an adjective:

    Using plain direct language; accustomed to express opinions directly and bluntly; blunt.

  4. Downright as an adjective:

    Complete; absolute

    Examples:

    "synonyms: utter"

  1. Downright as an adverb:

    Really; actually; quite

    Examples:

    "synonyms: thoroughly utterly"

    "He wasn’t just cool to me, he was downright rude."

  2. Downright as an adverb (obsolete):

    Straight down; perpendicularly.

  3. Downright as an adverb (obsolete):

    Plainly, unambiguously; directly.

  4. Downright as an adverb (obsolete):

    Without delay; at once.