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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"The lack of justice has sparked this wave of protests," Abu Ahmed Faijul Kabir of the legal rights group Ain o Salish Kendra told AFP.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Welsh folk singer Dafydd Iwan says he has received "very personal" and "nasty" comments after urging organisers of a right-wing protest to stop using his song Yma o Hyd.

From BBC • Feb. 1, 2026

Mr. Brownlee’s tenor proved rock-solid in Arturo’s demanding music, from his exquisitely relaxed, almost languid opening aria, “A te, o cara,” to some punishing high Fs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

Cuatro o cinco entradas tampoco serían descabelladas, incluso en lo que será solo su segunda salida en la MLB tras tres días de descanso.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2025

“Aunty, sorry o, but that is what I use before in your hair.”

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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