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Ooar,n.paddle, scull, spoonoar.Associated words: rowlock, loom,blade,wash, oarlock.oar-shaped,a.remiform.oat grasses.Avena.Associated words: avenaceous, oaten.oath,n.adjuration,pledge, swornpromise;curse, profanity,swearing, expletive,blasphemy.Associated words: juratory,profane, imprecate.oath-breaking,n.perjury.obedience,n.compliance,submission, subservience; dutifulness.Antonyms:disobedience, incompliance,defiance,revolt, insubordination.obedient,a.submissive, tractable, deferential,subservient,compliant,dutiful,docile,amenable.Antonyms:unsubmissive, intractable,disobedient.obelisk,n.Associated words: pyramidion, monolithic, hieroglyphics.obey,v.comply, submit to,heed,regard, be ruled by.object,v.disapprove,oppose, demur,contravene,gainsay, except,cavil.object,n.thing,article;goal,purpose,aim,motive, intent,design, target, butt, destination,view.objection,n.exception,scruple, demurrer,cavil.Antonyms:approval, acquiescence.objectionable,a.exceptionable,offensive,obnoxious,undesirable, displeasing.objectless,a.aimless,desultory, purposeless,vague.obligation,n.accountableness,responsibility, incumbency,duty,indebtedness;agreement,contract, stipulation,covenant,bond.obligatory,a.binding,incumbent,imperative, coercive.Antonyms:optional,discretional.oblige,v.constrain, obligate;please,gratify,accommodate,coerce,compel, necessitate,force.obliging,a.complaisant,gracious,accommodating,affable,debonair, deferential,yielding.obliterate,v.efface,erase, blotout,remove,destroy, expunge.obliteration,n.extinction,erasure, effacement,removal.oblivious,a.unmindful,unconscious, forgetful, heedless, disregardful.obnoxious,a.subject,liable;offensive,odious,hateful, displeasing.obscene,a.smutty,lewd,gross,indecent,immodest,indelicate,ribald.obscenity,n.lewdness,smut,ribaldry,indecency, bawdiness,immodesty.obscure,a.abstruse,vague,recondite,indefinite,ambiguous;humble, inglorious,mean, undistinguished;secluded,retired,remote; shaded, darkened.obscure,v.darken, obfuscate,bedim,eclipse; involve, dissemble,disguise,confuse.obscuring,n.obscuration,obscurity.obscurity,n.ambiguity,vagueness;privacy,seclusion,retirement;darkness, obfuscation, obscuration.obsequious,a.sycophantic,cringing,fawning, deferential,servile.obsequiousness,n.sycophancy.obsolete,a.disused, archaic,antiquated, unfashionable,old-fashioned.obstacle,n.obstruction,barrier,impediment,hindrance,stumbling-block.obstetrician,n.midwife,accoucheur.obstetrics,n.tocology,midwifery.obstinacy,n.incompliance, doggedness, perversity, obduracy, intractability, stubbornness.obstinate,a.incompliant, intractable,mulish,perverse,dogged, contumacious,stubborn.Antonyms:amenable,yielding, tractable,submissive,compliant,obedient.obstreperous,a.clamorous, vociferous,noisy,uproarious,boisterous.obstruct,v.impede,oppose,retard, barricade, blockade,clog, interrupt,bar,restrain.obstruction,n.obstacle,impediment,barrier, blockade,restraint.obtain,v.gain,get,procure, acquire,win,attain,secure.obtainable,a.procurable,attainable, accessible.Antonyms:unobtainable, unprocurable,unattainable, inaccessible.obtrusive,a.officious,meddlesome,intrusive,forward.Antonyms: inobtrusive,retiring.obvious,a.plain,evident, palpable,manifest,patent,self-evident.occult,a.mystic, mystical,abstruse,recondite,secret, unrevealed.occupant,n.occupier, tenant,holder,incumbent,possessor, lessee.occupation,n.occupancy, tenure, incumbency; vocation, employment. Seebusiness.occupational,a.vocational.occupy,v.hold,keep,possess,fill;engage,absorb, employ,busy,monopolize.ocean,n.main,deep.Associated words: oceanic, interoceanic, doldrums, oceanography, oceanology, terrigenous, Oceanus, transoceanic.odd,a.unmatched,single,uneven;singular,peculiar,unusual,unique,strange,quaint,extraordinary,queer,eccentric,whimsical,freakish, baroque,fantastic,nondescript,abnormal,bizarre,erratic, unconventional,curious,capricious;extra,remaining,additional,redundant,casual, supernumerary.oddity,n.oddness,singularity;curiosity,nondescript,marvel,wonder.odds,sing, andpl.advantage, preponderance,inequality, disparity;probability.odds and ends.remnants, fragments, orts, culls, scraps.odious,a.detestable,abominable, execrable,offensive,repulsive,hateful, loathsome.odium,n.detestation,unpopularity,hatred,contempt,dislike, opprobrium.odor,n.smell, aroma,fragrance,scent, redolence,perfume, savor;stink,stench, fetor.Associated words: deodorize, deodorization, deodorant, deodorizer, antibromic, disinfectant, disinfect, disinfection, exhale, exhalation, effluvium, emanation.odorless,a.inodorous, savorless, scentless.odorous,a.odoriferous,fragrant,savory,aromatic,balmy, scented.offal,n.refuse,waste,rubbish,garbage.offend,v.displease,affront,provoke,mortify,exasperate,incense,wound,shock.offender,n.delinquent,wrong-doer, trespasser, malefactor,culprit,criminal.offense,n.crime,wrong,sin,outrage, indignity;displeasure,resentment,dudgeon,umbrage;misdemeanor,transgression, delinquency,trespass.offensive,a.obnoxious, displeasing,noisome,distasteful,insolent,abusive, aggressive,assailant,fetid,disagreeable, opprobrious,scurrilous,fulsome.offer,v.tender, proffer, propose, propound,volunteer,bid; immolate,sacrifice.offer,n.tender, proposition,bid,overture, proffer.offering,n.overture, proposition,bid;sacrifice, oblation; offertory; corban.offhand,a.extemporaneous,impromptu, improvised,unstudied.office,n.duty,function,service,work,charge,trust,business.office-holder,n.officer, official, functionary, placeman.officer,n.office-holder, magistrate, dignitary,incumbent.officially,adv.ex-officio.officious,a.meddlesome,intrusive,obtrusive, pragmatical,impertinent.offscouring,n.refuse,scum, offscum, recrement,dross,trash,waste.offset,n.set-off,counterbalance,equivalent.--v.counterbalance,counterpoise.offshoot,n.scion,branch.offspring,n.children,issue, progeny, posterity,descendants.often,adv.frequently, repeatedly, oftentimes, ofttimes.Antonyms:seldom, infrequently.oil,v.lubricate.oiliness,n.lubricity, unctuousness, unctuosity, oleosity, glibness.oil-producing,a.oleiferous.oilstone,n.hone.oily,a.unctuous, oleaginous, emulsive, lubricous;glib,fluent,plausible.ointment,n.unguent, embrocation,salve.old,a.aged, elderly, senescent, decrepit, venerable, patriarchal, superannuated,senile;former, pre-existing,preceding,ancient, archaic,antique,antiquated, olden, time-honored, traditional, immemorial,primitive, primordial, primeval, pristine,fossil;dilapidated,decayed,effete; practiced, veteran,experienced;sensible, astute,shrewd,sagacious.old age.senility,dotage, superannuation, decrepitude.Associated words: geratology, geratic, gerontic.old-fashioned,a.antiquated, archaic,passé,antique,obsolete, fogram, frumpish.old-fashioned word.archaism.oldiron,glass, etc.junk.old maid.spinster.old man.veteran, patriarch, Nestor, elder, oldster, Methuselah, dotard; gaffer, crone, geezer; centenarian, octogenarian, sexagenarian, nonagenarian.old-time,a.late,former,quondam.old woman.beldame, crone, gammer;witch,hag, harridan.old-womanish,a.anile.old-womanishness,n.anility.omen,n.foretoken,sign,augury, portent,presage, prognostic, auspice.ominous,a.portentous, monitory, premonitory,threatening.omission,n.default,oversight,neglect, pretermission,omittance, non-performance.omit,v.leaveout,slap, pretermit,disregard,neglect,overlook,ignore, delete.omittance,n.omission,forbearance, default,neglect,oversight.omnipresence,n.ubiquity.omnipresent,n.ubiquitous.one,n.unit.Associated words: unify,unity, unification, numerary.one after the other.seriatim; tandem; alternately, consecutively.one hundred years.century,centenary.Associated words: centenarian,centennial.one letter.Associated word: uniliteral.on end.erect,perpendicular,upright.oneness,n.unity, singleness, individuality,unanimity.onerous,a.laborious,difficult,arduous.one-sided,a.unilateral;partial,unfair, inequitable,ex parte.one year.Associated words: annual, annually.on horseback.mounted.onion,n.(that does not bottom out) scallion, eschallot, shallot.Associated words: alliaceous, cepaceous, leek, allium, garlic.onlooker,n.looker-on,bystander,spectator,beholder,witness, eye-witness.on tap.broached, abroached.on the sly.(Collog.)sly, covertly, furtively, clandestinely, surreptitiously, secretly.ooze,v.filter, exude,percolate, transude,seep.oozing,n.percolation,filtering, exudation,distillation, transudation.opalescence,n.iridescence.opalescent,a.iridescent.opaque,a.intransparent; (Colloq.)obscure, unintelligible.open,a.accessible,clear, unobstructed,unrestricted; ajar, unlocked; extended, expanded,spread,gaping,yawning, unfolded, dehiscent;frank,unreserved,candid, ingenuous,guileless,overt, undisguised;generous,liberal,bounteous, open-handed; revealed,patent,manifest;unsettled,undetermined,debatable,undecided, controvertible;mild, clement;free, disengaged, unappropriated, unemployed.open,v.spread,expand,unfold, evolve;reveal, disclose; unclose, unlock, unfasten;begin,commence; dehisce.open-air,a.outdoor, al-fresco.opening,a.beginning,introductory, initiatory, preliminary.opening,n.aperture, fissure,gap, orifice,rift,chasm, hiatus,rent;beginning,introduction, outset; vacancy.openly,adv.publicly, unreservedly, candidly.open-mouthed,a.gaping,yawning;greedy,clamorous,ravenous,rapacious, eager.opiate,n.narcotic, anodyne,sedative, dormitive, soporific.opiate,a.somniferous,narcotic, anodyne,sedative, soporiferous, dormitive.opinion,n.belief,judgment, impression;decision,ruling,verdict,sentence.opium,n.Associated words:narcotic,opiate, chandoo, thebaine, narcotine, codeine, dope, meconism, meconology, meconophagism, meconophagist, opiophagism.opponent,n.adversary,antagonist,rival,competitor.opportune,a.timely,seasonable, apropos, felicitous,appropriate.oppose,v.combat,resist, confront, withstand, oppugn, impugn,contend, antagonize,contravene, discountenance,gainsay,contradict.Antonyms:yield, acquiesce, concur,agree.opposer,n.opponent,antagonist.opposing,a.conflicting,antagonistic, contending,opposite, adverse.opposite,n.antithesis, counterpart, antipodes.opposite,a.contrary, adverse, diametrical,antagonistic, inverse,reverse,contradictory,counter, incompatible, antithetic, antipodal,inconsistent.opposition,n.resistance,counteraction,hostility,repulse,rebuff, recalcitration, counterview, antagonism,contradiction,obstacle,impediment,obstruction.Antonyms: acquiescence, non-resistance, concurrence,agreement.oppress,v.burden,overwhelm, aggrieve,tyrannize,persecute,overpower.oppression,n.tyranny,persecution,extortion,hardship,severity.oppressive,a.rigorous,tyrannical,extortionate, burdensome.oppressor,n.tyrant, persecutor,extortioner.option,n.choice, preference, election,discretion, alternative.Antonyms:constraint,coercion,compulsion.

oar,n.paddle, scull, spoonoar.Associated words: rowlock, loom,blade,wash, oarlock.

oar-shaped,a.remiform.

oat grasses.Avena.Associated words: avenaceous, oaten.

oath,n.adjuration,pledge, swornpromise;curse, profanity,swearing, expletive,blasphemy.Associated words: juratory,profane, imprecate.

oath-breaking,n.perjury.

obedience,n.compliance,submission, subservience; dutifulness.Antonyms:disobedience, incompliance,defiance,revolt, insubordination.

obedient,a.submissive, tractable, deferential,subservient,compliant,dutiful,docile,amenable.Antonyms:unsubmissive, intractable,disobedient.

obelisk,n.Associated words: pyramidion, monolithic, hieroglyphics.

obey,v.comply, submit to,heed,regard, be ruled by.

object,v.disapprove,oppose, demur,contravene,gainsay, except,cavil.

object,n.thing,article;goal,purpose,aim,motive, intent,design, target, butt, destination,view.

objection,n.exception,scruple, demurrer,cavil.Antonyms:approval, acquiescence.

objectionable,a.exceptionable,offensive,obnoxious,undesirable, displeasing.

objectless,a.aimless,desultory, purposeless,vague.

obligation,n.accountableness,responsibility, incumbency,duty,indebtedness;agreement,contract, stipulation,covenant,bond.

obligatory,a.binding,incumbent,imperative, coercive.Antonyms:optional,discretional.

oblige,v.constrain, obligate;please,gratify,accommodate,coerce,compel, necessitate,force.

obliging,a.complaisant,gracious,accommodating,affable,debonair, deferential,yielding.

obliterate,v.efface,erase, blotout,remove,destroy, expunge.

obliteration,n.extinction,erasure, effacement,removal.

oblivious,a.unmindful,unconscious, forgetful, heedless, disregardful.

obnoxious,a.subject,liable;offensive,odious,hateful, displeasing.

obscene,a.smutty,lewd,gross,indecent,immodest,indelicate,ribald.

obscenity,n.lewdness,smut,ribaldry,indecency, bawdiness,immodesty.

obscure,a.abstruse,vague,recondite,indefinite,ambiguous;humble, inglorious,mean, undistinguished;secluded,retired,remote; shaded, darkened.

obscure,v.darken, obfuscate,bedim,eclipse; involve, dissemble,disguise,confuse.

obscuring,n.obscuration,obscurity.

obscurity,n.ambiguity,vagueness;privacy,seclusion,retirement;darkness, obfuscation, obscuration.

obsequious,a.sycophantic,cringing,fawning, deferential,servile.

obsequiousness,n.sycophancy.

obsolete,a.disused, archaic,antiquated, unfashionable,old-fashioned.

obstacle,n.obstruction,barrier,impediment,hindrance,stumbling-block.

obstetrician,n.midwife,accoucheur.

obstetrics,n.tocology,midwifery.

obstinacy,n.incompliance, doggedness, perversity, obduracy, intractability, stubbornness.

obstinate,a.incompliant, intractable,mulish,perverse,dogged, contumacious,stubborn.Antonyms:amenable,yielding, tractable,submissive,compliant,obedient.

obstreperous,a.clamorous, vociferous,noisy,uproarious,boisterous.

obstruct,v.impede,oppose,retard, barricade, blockade,clog, interrupt,bar,restrain.

obstruction,n.obstacle,impediment,barrier, blockade,restraint.

obtain,v.gain,get,procure, acquire,win,attain,secure.

obtainable,a.procurable,attainable, accessible.Antonyms:unobtainable, unprocurable,unattainable, inaccessible.

obtrusive,a.officious,meddlesome,intrusive,forward.Antonyms: inobtrusive,retiring.

obvious,a.plain,evident, palpable,manifest,patent,self-evident.

occult,a.mystic, mystical,abstruse,recondite,secret, unrevealed.

occupant,n.occupier, tenant,holder,incumbent,possessor, lessee.

occupation,n.occupancy, tenure, incumbency; vocation, employment. Seebusiness.

occupational,a.vocational.

occupy,v.hold,keep,possess,fill;engage,absorb, employ,busy,monopolize.

ocean,n.main,deep.Associated words: oceanic, interoceanic, doldrums, oceanography, oceanology, terrigenous, Oceanus, transoceanic.

odd,a.unmatched,single,uneven;singular,peculiar,unusual,unique,strange,quaint,extraordinary,queer,eccentric,whimsical,freakish, baroque,fantastic,nondescript,abnormal,bizarre,erratic, unconventional,curious,capricious;extra,remaining,additional,redundant,casual, supernumerary.

oddity,n.oddness,singularity;curiosity,nondescript,marvel,wonder.

odds,sing, andpl.advantage, preponderance,inequality, disparity;probability.

odds and ends.remnants, fragments, orts, culls, scraps.

odious,a.detestable,abominable, execrable,offensive,repulsive,hateful, loathsome.

odium,n.detestation,unpopularity,hatred,contempt,dislike, opprobrium.

odor,n.smell, aroma,fragrance,scent, redolence,perfume, savor;stink,stench, fetor.Associated words: deodorize, deodorization, deodorant, deodorizer, antibromic, disinfectant, disinfect, disinfection, exhale, exhalation, effluvium, emanation.

odorless,a.inodorous, savorless, scentless.

odorous,a.odoriferous,fragrant,savory,aromatic,balmy, scented.

offal,n.refuse,waste,rubbish,garbage.

offend,v.displease,affront,provoke,mortify,exasperate,incense,wound,shock.

offender,n.delinquent,wrong-doer, trespasser, malefactor,culprit,criminal.

offense,n.crime,wrong,sin,outrage, indignity;displeasure,resentment,dudgeon,umbrage;misdemeanor,transgression, delinquency,trespass.

offensive,a.obnoxious, displeasing,noisome,distasteful,insolent,abusive, aggressive,assailant,fetid,disagreeable, opprobrious,scurrilous,fulsome.

offer,v.tender, proffer, propose, propound,volunteer,bid; immolate,sacrifice.

offer,n.tender, proposition,bid,overture, proffer.

offering,n.overture, proposition,bid;sacrifice, oblation; offertory; corban.

offhand,a.extemporaneous,impromptu, improvised,unstudied.

office,n.duty,function,service,work,charge,trust,business.

office-holder,n.officer, official, functionary, placeman.

officer,n.office-holder, magistrate, dignitary,incumbent.

officially,adv.ex-officio.

officious,a.meddlesome,intrusive,obtrusive, pragmatical,impertinent.

offscouring,n.refuse,scum, offscum, recrement,dross,trash,waste.

offset,n.set-off,counterbalance,equivalent.--v.counterbalance,counterpoise.

offshoot,n.scion,branch.

offspring,n.children,issue, progeny, posterity,descendants.

often,adv.frequently, repeatedly, oftentimes, ofttimes.Antonyms:seldom, infrequently.

oil,v.lubricate.

oiliness,n.lubricity, unctuousness, unctuosity, oleosity, glibness.

oil-producing,a.oleiferous.

oilstone,n.hone.

oily,a.unctuous, oleaginous, emulsive, lubricous;glib,fluent,plausible.

ointment,n.unguent, embrocation,salve.

old,a.aged, elderly, senescent, decrepit, venerable, patriarchal, superannuated,senile;former, pre-existing,preceding,ancient, archaic,antique,antiquated, olden, time-honored, traditional, immemorial,primitive, primordial, primeval, pristine,fossil;dilapidated,decayed,effete; practiced, veteran,experienced;sensible, astute,shrewd,sagacious.

old age.senility,dotage, superannuation, decrepitude.Associated words: geratology, geratic, gerontic.

old-fashioned,a.antiquated, archaic,passé,antique,obsolete, fogram, frumpish.

old-fashioned word.archaism.

oldiron,glass, etc.junk.

old maid.spinster.

old man.veteran, patriarch, Nestor, elder, oldster, Methuselah, dotard; gaffer, crone, geezer; centenarian, octogenarian, sexagenarian, nonagenarian.

old-time,a.late,former,quondam.

old woman.beldame, crone, gammer;witch,hag, harridan.

old-womanish,a.anile.

old-womanishness,n.anility.

omen,n.foretoken,sign,augury, portent,presage, prognostic, auspice.

ominous,a.portentous, monitory, premonitory,threatening.

omission,n.default,oversight,neglect, pretermission,omittance, non-performance.

omit,v.leaveout,slap, pretermit,disregard,neglect,overlook,ignore, delete.

omittance,n.omission,forbearance, default,neglect,oversight.

omnipresence,n.ubiquity.

omnipresent,n.ubiquitous.

one,n.unit.Associated words: unify,unity, unification, numerary.

one after the other.seriatim; tandem; alternately, consecutively.

one hundred years.century,centenary.Associated words: centenarian,centennial.

one letter.Associated word: uniliteral.

on end.erect,perpendicular,upright.

oneness,n.unity, singleness, individuality,unanimity.

onerous,a.laborious,difficult,arduous.

one-sided,a.unilateral;partial,unfair, inequitable,ex parte.

one year.Associated words: annual, annually.

on horseback.mounted.

onion,n.(that does not bottom out) scallion, eschallot, shallot.Associated words: alliaceous, cepaceous, leek, allium, garlic.

onlooker,n.looker-on,bystander,spectator,beholder,witness, eye-witness.

on tap.broached, abroached.

on the sly.(Collog.)sly, covertly, furtively, clandestinely, surreptitiously, secretly.

ooze,v.filter, exude,percolate, transude,seep.

oozing,n.percolation,filtering, exudation,distillation, transudation.

opalescence,n.iridescence.

opalescent,a.iridescent.

opaque,a.intransparent; (Colloq.)obscure, unintelligible.

open,a.accessible,clear, unobstructed,unrestricted; ajar, unlocked; extended, expanded,spread,gaping,yawning, unfolded, dehiscent;frank,unreserved,candid, ingenuous,guileless,overt, undisguised;generous,liberal,bounteous, open-handed; revealed,patent,manifest;unsettled,undetermined,debatable,undecided, controvertible;mild, clement;free, disengaged, unappropriated, unemployed.

open,v.spread,expand,unfold, evolve;reveal, disclose; unclose, unlock, unfasten;begin,commence; dehisce.

open-air,a.outdoor, al-fresco.

opening,a.beginning,introductory, initiatory, preliminary.

opening,n.aperture, fissure,gap, orifice,rift,chasm, hiatus,rent;beginning,introduction, outset; vacancy.

openly,adv.publicly, unreservedly, candidly.

open-mouthed,a.gaping,yawning;greedy,clamorous,ravenous,rapacious, eager.

opiate,n.narcotic, anodyne,sedative, dormitive, soporific.

opiate,a.somniferous,narcotic, anodyne,sedative, soporiferous, dormitive.

opinion,n.belief,judgment, impression;decision,ruling,verdict,sentence.

opium,n.Associated words:narcotic,opiate, chandoo, thebaine, narcotine, codeine, dope, meconism, meconology, meconophagism, meconophagist, opiophagism.

opponent,n.adversary,antagonist,rival,competitor.

opportune,a.timely,seasonable, apropos, felicitous,appropriate.

oppose,v.combat,resist, confront, withstand, oppugn, impugn,contend, antagonize,contravene, discountenance,gainsay,contradict.Antonyms:yield, acquiesce, concur,agree.

opposer,n.opponent,antagonist.

opposing,a.conflicting,antagonistic, contending,opposite, adverse.

opposite,n.antithesis, counterpart, antipodes.

opposite,a.contrary, adverse, diametrical,antagonistic, inverse,reverse,contradictory,counter, incompatible, antithetic, antipodal,inconsistent.

opposition,n.resistance,counteraction,hostility,repulse,rebuff, recalcitration, counterview, antagonism,contradiction,obstacle,impediment,obstruction.Antonyms: acquiescence, non-resistance, concurrence,agreement.

oppress,v.burden,overwhelm, aggrieve,tyrannize,persecute,overpower.

oppression,n.tyranny,persecution,extortion,hardship,severity.

oppressive,a.rigorous,tyrannical,extortionate, burdensome.

oppressor,n.tyrant, persecutor,extortioner.

option,n.choice, preference, election,discretion, alternative.Antonyms:constraint,coercion,compulsion.


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