optional,a.discretional, elective.Antonyms:compulsory, coercive,obligatory.oral,a.spoken,verbal, parole, vocal, nuncupative.oration,n.declamation, rhetoric.orator,n.declaimer, rhetorician.oratorical,a.rhetorical, eloquent, declamatory.ordeal,n.crucible.order,n.mandate,command,precept,direction,decree, decretal, injunction;rule, regulation,law,canon, prescription; method,system,disposition,arrangement;succession,sequence; dictation,bidding, commission; grade, degree,class; tranquillity,quiet.order,v.methodize,systematize, regulate;bid,command,dictate, enjoin.ordering,n.distribution,disposition, regulation.orderly,a.systematic,methodical, well-regulated,regular;peaceable.ordinary,a.common,regular, conventional,commonplace,mediocre,average,usual.organic,a.constitutional, vital,fundamental,essential,inherent, instrumental.organization,n.organism; formation, construction,making.organize,v.arrange,systematize,form.orgies,n. pl.carousal, revels,debauch, wassail, saturnalia, bacchanals,riot.origin,n.source,beginning, derivation,rise, origination.original,a.first, primeval, aboriginal,primitive, archetypal, primordial, pristine;creative, productive, inventive,ingenious.Antonyms: derivative, copied.original,n.origin, archetype, prototype,model,pattern.Orkney Islands.Associated word: Orcadian.ornament,n.decoration,embellishment,adornment,garniture,ornamentation; parure.ornament,v.decorate,embellish,garnish, bedeck,grace,beautify.ornamental,a.embellishing, beautifying, garnishing.ornamentation,n.adornment,garniture,embellishment; arabesque, moresque; purfling; fret-work.ornate,a.ornamented,decorated, embellished,florid, adorned.orthodox,a.Antonym: heterodox.orthodoxy,n.Antonym: heterodoxy.oscillate,v.fluctuate,vacillate.ostentatious,a.showy,pompous, spectacular,gaudy, pretentious.ounce by ounce.unciatim.oust,v.eject, evict,dispossess, dislodge,remove,displace,expel, depose.ousting,n.ejection, eviction,expulsion,dispossession, ouster,removal, disseizin, deposition.out,adv.away, absent, abroad;outright,aloud, audibly;wanting,lacking, deficient in; extinguished;at variance.out and out.wholly, completely,openly.--a.absolute,unqualified, undisguised.outbounds,n. pl.limits, boundaries,confines.outbreak,n.eruption,outburst, uprising.outburst,n.eruption,outbreak, paroxysm, access, ebullition.outcast,n.pariah,castaway,reprobate, Ishmaelite.outcome,n.consequence,outgrowth,result,issue,upshot, eventuation.outdo,v.excel,surpass, outvie, outstrip,exceed.outer,a.external, exterior.outermost,a.extreme,uttermost,utmost.outfit,n.equipment.outflow,n.effusion, outpouring.outgeneral,v.outmaneuver, circumvent.outgrowth,n.excrescence;outcome.outlandish,a.grotesque,bizarre,barbarous, unconventional,freakish.outlast,v.outwear, survive.outlaw,n.bandit, desperado.--v.proscribe.outlawry,n.proscription.outlay,n.expenditure, disbursement.outlet,n.egress,vent, exit.outline,n.contour,circumference, periphery, profile;sketch, draught, scenario.outlive,v.survive.outlook,n.prospect,view, vista;watch-tower;foresight.outlying,a.remote, detached,distant, frontier.out of joint.unhinged, dislocated.out of order.disordered, disarranged, jumbled, chaotic, disorganized.out of place.misplaced;improper,unbecoming.out of reach.inaccessible,unattainable.outrage,n.indignity,affront,insult,assault.outrageous,a.atrocious,nefarious,wanton,flagrant,unwarrantable,furious,monstrous,villainous.outright,adv.unconditionally,utterly.outside,n.exterior.outside,a.external.outskirt,n.edge,border, purlieu, suburb, frontier.outspoken,a.unreserved,frank, explicit,blunt, ingenuous.outward,a.external, exterior,outer, superficial,surface, extrinsic.outweigh,v.overweigh, overbalance, preponderate.outweighing,n.preponderance, preponderation.--a.preponderant.outwit,v.circumvent,outgeneral,defeat.oval,a.elliptical.oven mop.scovel.over,adv.across,crosswise, athwart, transversely.overawe,v.intimidate,daunt.overbearing,a.haughty,arrogant,dictatorial, magisterial,lordly, dogmatical, supercilious,imperious, cavalier,overweening.overcharge,n.extortion.overcoat,n.greatcoat, topcoat, ulster, raglan, inverness, surtout, paletot.overcome,v.surmount,conquer,subdue,master,vanquish,overpower, subjugate.overcoming,a.conquering, overmastering,overwhelming, irresistible.over-confident,a.rash, presumptuous,incautious.overdo,v.overwork, overtask, overtax,exhaust;exaggerate.overeat,v.gorge,glut,satiate.overfeed,v.surfeit,stuff,satiate,gorge,pamper.overfeeding,n.surfeit, superalimentation, pampering.overfill,v.surcharge.overflow,n.deluge,flood, inundation;exuberance,superabundance, profusion.overflow,v.inundate, deluge, engulf.overflowing,n.overflow, inundation;exuberance, copiousness,superabundance.overfull,a.surcharged, plethoric, surfeited, gorged.overfullness,n.plethora,surfeit,satiety, engorgement, congestion,repletion.overhang,n.projection.overhead,adv.aloft, above.overlapping,a.obvolute, obvoluted, imbricate, imbricated.--n.imbrication.overlook,v.supervise,oversee;inspect, overhaul,examine,neglect,disregard,skip,slight,ignore; condone, connive at,forgive.overnice,a.fastidious, squeamish.overplus,n.surplus,excess, surplusage,residue,rest.overpower,v.vanquish,subdue,conquer,overcome,defeat,crush,overwhelm,rout,master, subjugate, overmatch.overpowering,a.overwhelming, conquering, irresistible, overmastering.overpowering,n.vanquishment, conquering,defeat, subjugation,overthrow.overrate,v.overvalue, overestimate, overprize.overreach,v.outwit,dupe,swindle. Seecheat.override,v.trample upon,supersede,annul,abrogate.overrule,v.annul, rescind,abrogate,revoke,supersede,set aside.overruling,a.predominant, prevailing, controlling.overruling,n.abrogation,cancellation, rescission.overrun,v.infringe,invade.oversee,v.superintend, supervise.overseer,n.superintendent, supervisor, inspector, taskmaster, foreman,monitor.overshoe,n.galoshe,rubber, arctic.oversight,n.superintendence, supervision,care, inspection, surveillance,control,charge; overlooking, connivance,omission,failure, inadvertence, default,inattention,lapse.overstate,v.exaggerate.overstep,v.exceed,trespass,infringe, intrench,encroach.oversupply,n.excess,superabundance,surfeit,glut,repletion.overt,a.public,apparent, unconcealed,patent.overthrow,v.upset, overturn;demolish, prostrate, subvert,defeat,vanquish,rout,overpower,overcome, subjugate,raze,worst.overthrow,n.overthrowing, demolition, subversion,undoing, reversal, prostration,defeat, bouleversement.overtop,v.transcend,surpass,dwarf, overshadow.overture,n.Seeoffer.overvalue,v.overrate, overestimate, overprize.overweening,a.haughty,arrogant, cavalier, supercilious,lordly,conceited.overweening,n.conceit,arrogance, superciliousness, lordliness.overweight,n.preponderance.overwhelm,v.overflow,submerge, ingulf,drown,overpower,crush.overwhelming,a.irresistible,overpowering.owing,n.indebtedness.owing,a.due,payable,unpaid;ascribable, traceable, imputable,attributable,referable; indebted.own,v.admit,acknowledge,confess,allow, concede,grant;possess.Antonyms:disown,deny.owner,n.proprietor.ownership,n.proprietorship,claim, title.oysters,n. pl.Mollusca, Ostrea.Associated words: ostreaceous, ostreaculture, ostreophagist, ostreophagous, ostriferous, bivalve,spawn, cultch,spat.
optional,a.discretional, elective.Antonyms:compulsory, coercive,obligatory.
oral,a.spoken,verbal, parole, vocal, nuncupative.
oration,n.declamation, rhetoric.
orator,n.declaimer, rhetorician.
oratorical,a.rhetorical, eloquent, declamatory.
ordeal,n.crucible.
order,n.mandate,command,precept,direction,decree, decretal, injunction;rule, regulation,law,canon, prescription; method,system,disposition,arrangement;succession,sequence; dictation,bidding, commission; grade, degree,class; tranquillity,quiet.
order,v.methodize,systematize, regulate;bid,command,dictate, enjoin.
ordering,n.distribution,disposition, regulation.
orderly,a.systematic,methodical, well-regulated,regular;peaceable.
ordinary,a.common,regular, conventional,commonplace,mediocre,average,usual.
organic,a.constitutional, vital,fundamental,essential,inherent, instrumental.
organization,n.organism; formation, construction,making.
organize,v.arrange,systematize,form.
orgies,n. pl.carousal, revels,debauch, wassail, saturnalia, bacchanals,riot.
origin,n.source,beginning, derivation,rise, origination.
original,a.first, primeval, aboriginal,primitive, archetypal, primordial, pristine;creative, productive, inventive,ingenious.Antonyms: derivative, copied.
original,n.origin, archetype, prototype,model,pattern.
Orkney Islands.Associated word: Orcadian.
ornament,n.decoration,embellishment,adornment,garniture,ornamentation; parure.
ornament,v.decorate,embellish,garnish, bedeck,grace,beautify.
ornamental,a.embellishing, beautifying, garnishing.
ornamentation,n.adornment,garniture,embellishment; arabesque, moresque; purfling; fret-work.
ornate,a.ornamented,decorated, embellished,florid, adorned.
orthodox,a.Antonym: heterodox.
orthodoxy,n.Antonym: heterodoxy.
oscillate,v.fluctuate,vacillate.
ostentatious,a.showy,pompous, spectacular,gaudy, pretentious.
ounce by ounce.unciatim.
oust,v.eject, evict,dispossess, dislodge,remove,displace,expel, depose.
ousting,n.ejection, eviction,expulsion,dispossession, ouster,removal, disseizin, deposition.
out,adv.away, absent, abroad;outright,aloud, audibly;wanting,lacking, deficient in; extinguished;at variance.
out and out.wholly, completely,openly.--a.absolute,unqualified, undisguised.
outbounds,n. pl.limits, boundaries,confines.
outbreak,n.eruption,outburst, uprising.
outburst,n.eruption,outbreak, paroxysm, access, ebullition.
outcast,n.pariah,castaway,reprobate, Ishmaelite.
outcome,n.consequence,outgrowth,result,issue,upshot, eventuation.
outdo,v.excel,surpass, outvie, outstrip,exceed.
outer,a.external, exterior.
outermost,a.extreme,uttermost,utmost.
outfit,n.equipment.
outflow,n.effusion, outpouring.
outgeneral,v.outmaneuver, circumvent.
outgrowth,n.excrescence;outcome.
outlandish,a.grotesque,bizarre,barbarous, unconventional,freakish.
outlast,v.outwear, survive.
outlaw,n.bandit, desperado.--v.proscribe.
outlawry,n.proscription.
outlay,n.expenditure, disbursement.
outlet,n.egress,vent, exit.
outline,n.contour,circumference, periphery, profile;sketch, draught, scenario.
outlive,v.survive.
outlook,n.prospect,view, vista;watch-tower;foresight.
outlying,a.remote, detached,distant, frontier.
out of joint.unhinged, dislocated.
out of order.disordered, disarranged, jumbled, chaotic, disorganized.
out of place.misplaced;improper,unbecoming.
out of reach.inaccessible,unattainable.
outrage,n.indignity,affront,insult,assault.
outrageous,a.atrocious,nefarious,wanton,flagrant,unwarrantable,furious,monstrous,villainous.
outright,adv.unconditionally,utterly.
outside,n.exterior.
outside,a.external.
outskirt,n.edge,border, purlieu, suburb, frontier.
outspoken,a.unreserved,frank, explicit,blunt, ingenuous.
outward,a.external, exterior,outer, superficial,surface, extrinsic.
outweigh,v.overweigh, overbalance, preponderate.
outweighing,n.preponderance, preponderation.--a.preponderant.
outwit,v.circumvent,outgeneral,defeat.
oval,a.elliptical.
oven mop.scovel.
over,adv.across,crosswise, athwart, transversely.
overawe,v.intimidate,daunt.
overbearing,a.haughty,arrogant,dictatorial, magisterial,lordly, dogmatical, supercilious,imperious, cavalier,overweening.
overcharge,n.extortion.
overcoat,n.greatcoat, topcoat, ulster, raglan, inverness, surtout, paletot.
overcome,v.surmount,conquer,subdue,master,vanquish,overpower, subjugate.
overcoming,a.conquering, overmastering,overwhelming, irresistible.
over-confident,a.rash, presumptuous,incautious.
overdo,v.overwork, overtask, overtax,exhaust;exaggerate.
overeat,v.gorge,glut,satiate.
overfeed,v.surfeit,stuff,satiate,gorge,pamper.
overfeeding,n.surfeit, superalimentation, pampering.
overfill,v.surcharge.
overflow,n.deluge,flood, inundation;exuberance,superabundance, profusion.
overflow,v.inundate, deluge, engulf.
overflowing,n.overflow, inundation;exuberance, copiousness,superabundance.
overfull,a.surcharged, plethoric, surfeited, gorged.
overfullness,n.plethora,surfeit,satiety, engorgement, congestion,repletion.
overhang,n.projection.
overhead,adv.aloft, above.
overlapping,a.obvolute, obvoluted, imbricate, imbricated.--n.imbrication.
overlook,v.supervise,oversee;inspect, overhaul,examine,neglect,disregard,skip,slight,ignore; condone, connive at,forgive.
overnice,a.fastidious, squeamish.
overplus,n.surplus,excess, surplusage,residue,rest.
overpower,v.vanquish,subdue,conquer,overcome,defeat,crush,overwhelm,rout,master, subjugate, overmatch.
overpowering,a.overwhelming, conquering, irresistible, overmastering.
overpowering,n.vanquishment, conquering,defeat, subjugation,overthrow.
overrate,v.overvalue, overestimate, overprize.
overreach,v.outwit,dupe,swindle. Seecheat.
override,v.trample upon,supersede,annul,abrogate.
overrule,v.annul, rescind,abrogate,revoke,supersede,set aside.
overruling,a.predominant, prevailing, controlling.
overruling,n.abrogation,cancellation, rescission.
overrun,v.infringe,invade.
oversee,v.superintend, supervise.
overseer,n.superintendent, supervisor, inspector, taskmaster, foreman,monitor.
overshoe,n.galoshe,rubber, arctic.
oversight,n.superintendence, supervision,care, inspection, surveillance,control,charge; overlooking, connivance,omission,failure, inadvertence, default,inattention,lapse.
overstate,v.exaggerate.
overstep,v.exceed,trespass,infringe, intrench,encroach.
oversupply,n.excess,superabundance,surfeit,glut,repletion.
overt,a.public,apparent, unconcealed,patent.
overthrow,v.upset, overturn;demolish, prostrate, subvert,defeat,vanquish,rout,overpower,overcome, subjugate,raze,worst.
overthrow,n.overthrowing, demolition, subversion,undoing, reversal, prostration,defeat, bouleversement.
overtop,v.transcend,surpass,dwarf, overshadow.
overture,n.Seeoffer.
overvalue,v.overrate, overestimate, overprize.
overweening,a.haughty,arrogant, cavalier, supercilious,lordly,conceited.
overweening,n.conceit,arrogance, superciliousness, lordliness.
overweight,n.preponderance.
overwhelm,v.overflow,submerge, ingulf,drown,overpower,crush.
overwhelming,a.irresistible,overpowering.
owing,n.indebtedness.
owing,a.due,payable,unpaid;ascribable, traceable, imputable,attributable,referable; indebted.
own,v.admit,acknowledge,confess,allow, concede,grant;possess.Antonyms:disown,deny.
owner,n.proprietor.
ownership,n.proprietorship,claim, title.
oysters,n. pl.Mollusca, Ostrea.Associated words: ostreaceous, ostreaculture, ostreophagist, ostreophagous, ostriferous, bivalve,spawn, cultch,spat.