Definitions

o

[oh] / oʊ /

ADVERB

huggermugger

Synonyms

WEAK

behind closed doors behind someone's back by stealth clandestinely confidentially covertly furtively hush-hush in camera in confidence in holes and corners in secret in strict confidence insidiously intimately obscurely on the Q.T.

NOUN

get-up-and-go

Synonyms

STRONG

activity animation application ardor birr dash drive endurance enterprise exertion fire force forcefulness fortitude go hardihood initiative intensity juice life liveliness might moxie muscle

Antonyms

STRONG

apathy dullness helplessness idleness impotence inability inactivity incompetence indifference indolence ineffectiveness inefficiency laziness lethargy powerlessness uselessness weakness

Example Sentences

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News of diGenova’s appointment comes on the heels of a prosecutor withdrawing from the case, apparently due to doubts she had about prosecuting former CIA director John O. Brennan.

From Salon • Apr. 21, 2026

Crump said Thursday he was teaming up with Carl Douglas, a civil rights attorney known for representing O. J. Simpson during his 1995 murder trial, to explore a lawsuit against the county.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2026

On this week’s show, Dahlia Lithwick interviews constitutional and immigration scholar Anna O. Law about her forthcoming book, Migration and the Origins of American Citizenship.

From Slate • Mar. 14, 2026

Scientists observed that the fungus parasitizes cells of O. cf. ovata and can kill them within a few days.

From Science Daily • Mar. 6, 2026

In California, the O. J. Simpson trial was heading toward a conclusion, and the whole country seemed to be obsessed.

From "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom

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