3. Unknown, undistinguished, nameless, unnoted, unnoticed, renownless, unhonored, humble, inglorious.
Obscure, v. a. Darken, cloud, eclipse, dim, shade, obfuscate, cast in the shade.
Obscurity, n. 1. Darkness, dimness, gloom, gloominess, shade, obscuration, cloud, obfuscation.
2. Seclusion, retirement, privacy.
Obsequies, n. pl. Exequies, funeral rites, funeral solemnities.
Obsequious, a. Fawning, sycophantic, cringing, servile, slavish, supple, meanly submissive.
Obsequiousness, n. Fawning, cringing, servility, slavishness, suppleness, sycophancy, mean compliance.
Observable, a. Noticeable, remarkable, marked, striking.
Observance, n. 1. Performance, fulfilment, discharge, acquittal.
2. Form, ceremony, ceremonial, rite, practice, custom, usage, fashion.
Observant, a. Mindful, regardful, heedful, attentive, watchful.
Observation, n. 1. Notice, attention.
2. Remark, note, annotation, comment.
Observe, v. a. 1. Notice, remark, note, watch, eye, mark, take note of, pay attention to.
2. Fulfil, obey, follow, comply with, conform to, adhere to, be faithful to.
3. Celebrate, regard, keep, solemnize.
Observe, v. n. 1. Take notice.
2. Make a remark.
Observer, n. Beholder, spectator, bystander, on-looker, looker-on.
Obsolescent, a. Becoming obsolete, going out of use, falling into desuetude.
Obsolete, a. Antiquated, disused, neglected, unfashionable, old-fashioned, out of date, fallen into desuetude.
Obstacle, n. Hinderance, obstruction, impediment, difficulty, check, barrier, stumbling-block, lion in the way.
Obstetrician, n. Midwife, accoucheur.
Obstetrics, n. pl. Midwifery, tocology.
Obstinacy, n. Stubbornness, doggedness, heartiness, wilfulness, perversity, contumacy, obduracy, inflexibility, pertinacity, persistency, pig-headedness.
Obstinate, a. Stubborn, dogged, contumacious, unyielding, inflexible, perverse, mulish, opinionated, opinionative, wilful, heady, headstrong, refractory, unruly, cross-grained, intractable, cantankerous, obdurate, persistent, self-willed, pig-headed.
Obstreperous, a. Loud, noisy, clamorous, turbulent, tumultuous, vociferous, boisterous, uproarious, blatant, brawling, blustering.
Obstruct, v. a. 1. Close, bar, stop, blockade, barricade, block up, dam up.
2. Hinder, impede, oppose, retard.
Obstruction, n. Hinderance, obstacle, impediment, barrier, check, difficulty.