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Upfront vs Downright - What's the difference?

upfront | downright |

As adjectives the difference between upfront and downright

is that upfront is honest, frank and straightforward while downright is directed vertically; coming straight down.

As adverbs the difference between upfront and downright

is that upfront is beforehand while downright is really; actually; quite; thoroughly; utterly.

As a noun upfront

is (television) a meeting of network executives with the press and major advertisers, signaling the start of advertising sales for a new season.

As a verb upfront

is to bring to the fore; to place up front for consideration.

upfront

English

Alternative forms

* up-front

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • honest, frank and straightforward
  • In a forward, leading or frontward position.
  • (of money) paid in advance

    • Adverb

    (-)
  • beforehand
  • (football) As an attacker
    • He's a poor defender, so we always play him upfront .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (television) A meeting of network executives with the press and major advertisers, signaling the start of advertising sales for a new season
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=May 17, author=Bill Carter, title=As the Networks Order New Shows, Fox Moves to Consolidate Its Gains, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=Virginia Heffernan, Times TV critic, reports from this week's TV upfronts , where the networks debut their new schedules. }}

    See also

    * (wikipedia "upfront")

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To bring to the fore; to place up front for consideration
  • * {{quote-book, 1997, Christopher Hall et al., Silence: Interdisciplinary Perspectives, chapter=Silent and silenced voices, isbn=3110154595, editor=Adam Jaworski, page=204, pageurl=http://books.google.com/books?id=OM4ueFfoRfcC&pg=PA204
    • , passage=What our analysis has, hopefully, upfronted is the importance to resuscitate the suppressed and silenced voices so as to show the powerful mechanisms of institutional "cases".}}

    downright

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Directed vertically; coming straight down.
  • Directly to the point; plain; unambiguous; unevasive.
  • Using plain direct language; accustomed to express opinions directly and bluntly; blunt.
  • Complete; absolute; utter.

    • Synonyms

    * (l)

    Derived terms

    * (l)

    Adverb

    (-)
  • Really; actually; quite; thoroughly; utterly.
    • He wasn't just cool to me, he was downright rude.
  • Straight down; perpendicularly.
  • Without delay; at once.
  • * Arbuthnot
    • She fell downright into a fit.

    Usage notes

    "Downright" is used to intensify or emphasize the following adjective, which usually refers to some negative quality.