Words That Start With Ob: List & Examples

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  1. Obdurate- Stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion.
  2. Obedient- Willing to comply with orders or requests.
  3. Obese- Extremely overweight.
  4. Obfuscate- To render obscure or unintelligible.
  5. Objection- An expression of disapproval or opposition.
  6. Objective- Not influenced by personal feelings; unbiased.
  7. Obligatory- Required by a legal, moral, or other rule.
  8. Oblige- Make (someone) legally or morally bound to do something.
  9. Obliterate- Destroy utterly; wipe out.
  10. Oblivion- The state of being unaware or unconscious.
  11. Obnoxious- Extremely unpleasant.
  12. Obscene- Offensive or disgusting by accepted standards of morality.
  13. Obscure- Not well known; dim.
  14. Obsequious- Excessively obedient or attentive.
  15. Obsession- An idea or thought that continually preoccupies the mind.
  16. Obsidian- A hard, dark, glass-like volcanic rock.
  17. Obsolete- No longer produced or used; out of date.
  18. Obstacle- A thing that blocks one’s way.
  19. Obstinate- Stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion.
  20. Obstruct- To block or hinder.
  21. Obtain- To acquire or secure.
  22. Obtrusive- Noticeable or prominent in an unwelcome way.
  23. Obviate- Remove a need or difficulty.
  24. Obverse- The side of a coin or medal bearing the head or principal design.
  25. Obviating- Preventing or eliminating.
  26. Obelisk- A stone pillar with a rectangular cross-section.
  27. Oblong- Having an elongated shape.
  28. Obstructive- Causing or tending to cause obstruction.
  29. Obduracy- Stubbornness.
  30. Obelize- To mark or point out something as doubtful in quality.
  31. Obscurantism- The practice of deliberately preventing facts from becoming known.
  32. Obliquity- Divergence from moral conduct.
  33. Oblation- Something offered to God or a god.
  34. Obliged- Feeling or expressing thankfulness.
  35. Obturate- To stop up; close.
  36. Obliterate- To remove all traces of.
  37. Objectify- To treat a person as an object.
  38. Obstipation- Severe constipation.
  39. Oblivious- Unaware or not concerned about what is happening around one.
  40. Obligingly- In a manner willing to do a service or kindness.
  41. Obstructively- In a manner that blocks or hinders.
  42. Obtrusion- The act of forcing something in without invitation.
  43. Obdurately- In a stubborn manner.
  44. Obediently- In an obedient manner.
  45. Obfuscation- The act of making something unclear or unintelligible.
  46. Obsolescence- The process of becoming obsolete.
  47. Obsessively- In a manner involving an obsession.
  48. Obnoxiousness- The quality of being annoying or offensive.
  49. Observantly- In a manner that pays close attention.
  50. Obsessed- Preoccupied with or constantly thinking about a thought or idea.
  51. Obtainment- The act of obtaining something.
  52. Obtrusively- In a way that is noticeable or prominent in an unwelcome manner.
  53. Obfuscatory- Tending to make obscure or unclear.
  54. Obturating- Stopping up or closing.
  55. Obnubilate- To darken, dim, or obscure.
  56. Obligee- A person to whom another is bound by a contract.
  57. Obsess- To completely fill the mind or thoughts.
  58. Obtrude- To become noticeable in an unwelcome way.
  59. Obnubilating- Causing to be obscured or darkened.
  60. Obstinacy- The quality of being stubborn or difficult to manage.
  61. Obsessedness- The state of being obsessed.
  62. Obligatorily- In a mandatory manner.
  63. Oblongate- To elongate or extend oblongly.
  64. Obnoxiously- In an unpleasant or offensive manner.
  65. Observational- Pertaining to the act of observing.
  66. Obsolescent- Becoming obsolete; going out of use.
  67. Obdurateness- The state or quality of being stubborn.
  68. Obfuscatory- Serving to obscure or confuse.
  69. Obstetric- Relating to childbirth.
  70. Obruptly- In a manner that is abrupt.
  71. Obvolute- Rolled or turned in, especially with edges overlapping.
  72. Obdormition- The state of being asleep.
  73. Objectless- Without an object or purpose.
  74. Oblectation- Amusement or pleasure.
  75. Oblate- Spherical but slightly flattened at the poles.
  76. Obconical- Having a shape like an inverted cone.
  77. Obiections- Outdated form of “objections.”
  78. Obfirmate- To confirm or make firm.
  79. Obirrate- To provoke or anger.
  80. Obtent- An outdated term for a powerful argument or plea.
  81. Obsecration- A solemn entreaty.
  82. Obumbrate- To overshadow or obscure.
  83. Obispondyli- An extinct group of Jurassic fish.
  84. Obversion- The act of turning something to the opposite.
  85. Obstipate- To be amazed or astonished.
  86. Oblational- Relating to or done as an offering.
  87. Obfore- To present or place before.
  88. Obdormition- Falling asleep.
  89. Objector- A person who expresses objection.
  90. Obnoxity- An offense; an objectionable thing.
  91. Obvete- To meet or accomplish.
  92. Obvincibly- Convincingly or evidently.
  93. Obambulance- The act of walking about.
  94. Oblect- To delight or please.
  95. Obdormitious- Tending to sleep.
  96. Obtend- To assert or declare.
  97. Obvection- The spreading of something, typically disease.
  98. Oblivescence- The tendency to be forgotten.
  99. Obreption- The act of obtaining something by deceit.
  100. Obversely- On the other hand; conversely.