Словарь английских синонимов и синонимичных выражений. Том II. J – Z.

On the whole, All things considered, in view of all the circumstances, taking every thing into account, upon the whole.

On the wing, Flying.

On tick, [Colloquial.] On credit.

On view, On exhibition.

Onward, ad. Forward, in advance.

Onwards, ad. Forward, in advance.

Oolite, n. Roestone.

Ooze, n. Mire, slime, mud.

Ooze, v. n. Percolate, filter, transude, exude, strain.

Oozy, a. Miry, slimy, muddy.

Opacity, n. Opaqueness, want of transparency.

Opaque, a. Not transparent.

Opaqueness, n. Opacity, want of transparency.

Ope, v. a. & n. [Poetical.] Open.

Open, v. a. 1. Unclose, ope, lay open.

2. Exhibit, explain, reveal, interpret, disclose, make manifest, bring to view.

3. Begin, commence, enter upon.

Open, v. n. 1. Ope, cleave, part, be unclosed, be parted, be sundered, be severed.

2. Come into view, begin to appear.

3. Begin, commence.

Open, a. 1. Unclosed, not shut.

2. Expanded, extended, broad, not folded, not contracted.

3. Frank, unreserved, candid, ingenuous, undisguised, undesigning, artless, undissembling, sincere, guileless, fair, honest, single-minded, above-board, open-hearted.

4. Liberal, generous, munificent, bountiful, open-handed.

5. Exposed, unprotected, undefended.

6. Public, unrestricted, clear, unobstructed, free to all.

7. Unsettled, undetermined, not adjusted.

8. Mild, moderate, not frosty, not cold.

Open-handed, a. Generous, liberal, munificent, bountiful.

Open-hearted, a. Candid, frank, artless, guileless, open.

Opening, n. 1. Aperture, hole, orifice, perforation, breach, chasm, cleft, gap, fissure, rent, rift, flaw.

2. Beginning, commencement.

3. Opportunity, chance.

Opera-glass, n. Lorgnette.

Operate, v. n. [Followed by on or upon.] Act, work, have effect, have influence.

Operation, n. 1. Action, agency, force, influence, effect.

2. Performance, procedure, process, proceeding, manipulation.

3. Movement, motion, manoeuvre.

Operative, a. 1. Acting, active, in action, in operation.

2. Effective, efficient, effectual, efficacious, serviceable.

Operative, n. Laborer, artisan, laboring man, common workman.

Operator, n. Doer, actor, performer, agent, executor.

Operose, a. Laborious, toilsome, hard, onerous, burdensome, difficult, tedious, wearisome, irksome.

Ophite, n. (Min.) Serpentine, green porphyry.

Ophthalmia, n. [L.] Ophthalmy.

Ophthalmy, n. (Med.) Ophthalmia, inflammation of the eye.

Opiate, n. Anodyne, narcotic, sedative.

Opine, v. n. [Obsolete or colloquial.] Think, judge, believe, suppose, conceive, apprehend, fancy, ween, presume, take it, be of opinion, have an opinion.

Opinion, n. 1. Judgment, notion, view, belief, idea, conception, impression, sentiment.

2. Estimate.

Opinionated, a. Conceited, dogmatical, opinionative, stiff or stubborn in opinion.

Opinionative, a. Opinionated.

Opponent, n. Antagonist, adversary, rival, competitor, enemy, foe, adverse party.

Opportune, a. Seasonable, convenient, timely, fit, suitable, favorable, propitious, auspicious, fortunate, lucky, apropos, well-timed, to the purpose.

Opportunely, ad. Seasonably, in the nick of time, all in good time, in the fulness of time.

Opportunity, n. Chance; fit, suitable, or favorable time; good chance, fitting occasion, nick of time.

Oppose, v. a. 1. Resist, withstand, contravene, thwart, oppugn, combat, strive against, set one's face against, make a stand against.

2. Contradict, gainsay, deny.

Opposing, a. Conflicting, counteracting, antagonistic, adverse, opposite, hostile, inimical.

Opposite, a. 1. Facing, over against.

2. Contrary, repugnant, diverse, unlike, incompatible, inconsistent.

3. Adverse, opposed, opposing, antagonistic, hostile, inimical.

Opposition, n. 1. Contrariety, repugnance, diversity, inconsistency.

2. Counteraction, hostility, resistance.

Oppress, v. a. 1. Overburden, crush, overwhelm, overpower, weigh heavily upon, bear hard upon.

2. Persecute, wrong, maltreat, treat cruelly, tyrannize over.

Oppression, n. 1. Hardship, misery, suffering, calamity.

2. Tyranny, severity, cruelty, injustice, persecution.

Oppressive, a. 1. Heavy, overwhelming, overpowering.

2. Tyrannical, cruel, severe, hard, rigorous, inhuman, grinding, galling.

3. Close, uncomfortable.

Oppressor, n. Tyrant.

Opprobrious, a. 1. Reproachful, scurrilous, abusive, vituperative, insolent, condemnatory, damnatory, scandalous, contemptuous, offensive, insulting.

2. Infamous, despised, shameful, dishonorable, disgraceful, disreputable.

Opprobrium, n. Reproach, disgrace, infamy, ignominy, obloquy, odium.

Oppugn, v. a. Assail, attack, combat, resist, oppose, thwart, contravene, withstand, strive against.

Optic, a. Visual.

Optical, a. Visual.

Option, n. Choice, election, preference.

Optional, a. Discretional, elective.

Opulence, n. Wealth, affluence, riches, fortune, independence, easy circumstances, ample means.

Opulent, a. Wealthy, rich, affluent, flush, moneyed, well off.

Oracle, n. 1. Divine communication.

2. (Jewish History.) Sanctuary, Holy of Holies.

3. (Greek History.) Deity or god (from whom divine communications come).

4. Sage, prophet, Solomon, Nestor, wise man, master mind, shining light.

Oracular, a. 1. Prophetic, dogmatical, authoritative, magisterial.

2. Sage, wise, grave, venerable.

Oral, a. Spoken, verbal, nuncupative, parole, not written.