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obliging; surrendering, yielding; obsequious, servile, slavish, subservient; decorous, disciplined, mannerly, orderly; constrained, curbed, inhibited, repressed, restrained; manageable; gentle, meek, mild

Antonyms

contrary, disobedient, froward, insubordinate, intractable, rebellious, recalcitrant, refractory, unruly

obei·sance noun : a bow made to show respect or submission; also : DEFERENCE, HOMAGE

obe·lisk noun [ORIGIN: MF obelisque, fr. L obeliscus, fr. Gk obeliskos, fr. dim. of obelos spit, pointed pillar]

: a 4-sided pillar that tapers toward the top and ends in a pyramid

obese adjective [ORIGIN: L obesus, fr. ob- against + esus, pp. of edere to eat]

: excessively fat

Synonyms

chubby, corpulent, fat, fleshy, full, gross, overweight, plump, portly, rotund, round—more at FAT

obe·si·ty noun : a condition characterized by the excessive accumulation and storage of fat in the body

Synonyms

corpulence, fatness, grossness, plumpness—more at CORPULENCE

obey verb obeyed; obey·ing 1 : to follow the commands or guidance of : behave obediently

2 : to comply with <~ orders>

Synonyms

comply, conform, follow, mind, observe; also defer (to), submit (to), surrender (to), yield (to); accede (to), acquiesce (to), agree (to), assent (to); attend, hear, heed, listen (to), mark, note, notice, regard, watch

Antonyms

disobey

ob·fus·cate verb -cat·ed; -cat·ing 1 : to make dark or obscure

2 : CONFUSE

— ob·fus·ca·tion noun

OB–GYN abbreviation obstetrician gynecologist; obstetrics gynecology

obi noun [ORIGIN: Jp]

: a broad sash worn esp. with a Japanese kimono

obit noun : OBITUARY

obi·ter dic·tum noun, plural obiter dic·ta [ORIGIN: LL, lit., something said in passing]

: an incidental remark or observation

obit·u·ary noun, plural -ar·ies : a notice of a person's death usu. with a short biographical account

obj abbreviation object; objective

1object noun 1 : something that may be seen or felt; also : something that may be perceived or examined mentally

2 : something that arouses an emotional response (as of affection or pity)

3 : the goal or end of an effort or activity : AIM, PURPOSE

4 : a word or word group denoting that on or toward which the action of a verb is directed; also : a noun or noun equivalent in a prepositional phrase

Synonyms

[1] being, entity, individual, substance, thing—more at ENTITY

[3] aim, ambition, aspiration, design, dream, end, goal, intent, mark, meaning, objective, plan, pretension, purpose, thing—more at GOAL

2object verb 1 : to offer in opposition

2 : to oppose something; also : DISAPPROVE

— ob·jec·tor noun

Synonyms

[1, 2] challenge, complain, criticize, demur, disapprove, dispute, kick, protest, quarrel, remonstrate; also cavil, quibble, inveigh (against); balk (at)

object code noun : a computer program after translation from source code

ob·jec·ti·fy verb -fied; -fy·ing : to make objective

ob·jec·tion noun 1 : the act of objecting

2 : a reason for or a feeling of disapproval

Synonyms

challenge, complaint, demur, expostulation, fuss, kick, protest, question, remonstrance; also compunction, doubt, misgiving, qualm, scruple; difficulty, misunderstanding; cavil, quibble; argument, conflict, debate, dispute, dissent, hassle, quarrel, squabble; censure, criticism; defiance, disobedience, rebellion

ob·jec·tion·able adjective : arousing objection : UNDESIRABLE, OFFENSIVE

— ob·jec·tion·ably adverb

Synonyms

censurable, obnoxious, offensive, reprehensible, unacceptable, undesirable; also bawdy, coarse, crude, dirty, filthy, foul, gross, indecent, lewd, nasty, obscene, smutty, vulgar; blamable, blameworthy, lascivious, pornographic, ribald, scurrilous; debasing, perverted, profane; racy, salty, suggestive; unwanted, unwelcome; abhorrent, disgusting, loathsome, repellent, repugnant, repulsive, revolting; disagreeable, displeasing, distasteful, unpleasant; bad, execrable, lousy, miserable; atrocious, infamous; indecent, indecorous, unbecoming; earthy, unprintable; naughty, wicked

Antonyms

inoffensive,