265. observe, keep, celebrate, commemorate, solemnize. These verbs are compared as they mean to give proper heed to or show proper reverence for something, such as a rule, custom, or holiday.
266. obstinate, stubborn, headstrong, stiff-necked, bullheaded, pigheaded, mulish, dogged. These adjectives are compared as they mean tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield.
267. occurrence, happening, event, incident, episode, circumstance. These nouns all refer to something that takes place or comes to pass.
268. offense, crime, sin, error. These nouns are related in denoting a violation or an infraction of a moral, social, or legal code.
269. offer, proffer, tender, present. These verbs are compared as they mean to put before another for acceptance or rejection.
270. old, ancient, archaic, obsolete, antique, antiquated. These adjectives describe what belongs to or dates from an earlier time or period.
271. opinion, view, sentiment, feeling, belief, conviction, persuasion. These nouns signify something a person believes or accepts as being sound or true.
272. opportunity, occasion, opening, chance, break. All these nouns refer to a favorable or advantageous circumstance or combination of circumstances.
273. opposite, contrary, antithetical, contradictory. These adjectives mean marked by a natural or innate and irreconcilable opposition.
274. orderly, methodical, systematic. These adjectives mean proceeding in or observant of a prescribed pattern or arrangement.
275. origin, inception, source, root. These nouns signify the point at which something originates.
276. ornate, florid, flamboyant, baroque, rococo. These adjectives mean elaborately, often excessively ornamented.

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