GRE vocabulary
arrant
complete and utter, usually in a negative sense
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In a sentence
Arrant in a sentence
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His claim of innocence was arrant nonsense, and everyone knew it.
Synonyms
utterdownrightunmitigated
Antonyms
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Questions about “arrant”
Arrant (adjective) means complete and utter, usually in a negative sense
Here is arrant used in an example sentence: "His claim of innocence was arrant nonsense, and everyone knew it."
Common synonyms for arrant include utter, downright, unmitigated.
Antonyms of arrant include partial, slight, mild.
Arrant is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.
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