Positive Words That Start With O
These positive words that start with O come from a standard English dictionary used for word games, ranked by how often each word is used in everyday writing. There are 33 positive words starting with O on this page. The 33 most common come first, each with a short meaning, followed by shorter, longer and easier picks and a filter for any ending or length.
O gives 33 positive words, and competition is a common theme. Outperform, outdo, outsmart and overtake describe getting ahead. Many share the prefixes out- and over-, a pattern worth pointing out.
Optimistic and optimism describe a hopeful outlook. Outstanding and ovation celebrate success. Openness and originality fit reports and reviews. Oasis is a lovely word for a calm, welcome place. Overjoyed and opulent add strong feeling to stories and descriptions.
- Positive words starting with O
- 33
- Most used
- outstanding
- Longest common one
- outstanding 11 letters
- Nouns, verbs, adjectives
- 8, 17, 6
Most common positive words that start with O
Ranked by how often the word appears in English text. "Type" is the word's main part of speech.
| # | Word | Meaning | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | outstanding | distinguished from others in excellence | adj. |
| 2 | openly | in an open way | adv. |
| 3 | optimal | most desirable possible under a restriction expressed or implied | adj. |
| 4 | obsession | an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will | noun |
| 5 | optimistic | expecting the best in this best of all possible worlds | adj. |
| 6 | optimism | the optimistic feeling that all is going to turn out well | noun |
| 7 | oasis | a fertile tract in a desert (where the water table approaches the surface) | noun |
| 8 | orderly | devoid of violence or disruption | adj. |
| 9 | openness | without obstructions to passage or view | noun |
| 10 | originality | the ability to think and act independently | noun |
| 11 | overtake | catch up with and possibly overtake | verb |
| 12 | ovation | enthusiastic recognition (especially one accompanied by loud applause) | noun |
| 13 | overtaken | catch up with and possibly overtake | verb |
| 14 | obtainable | capable of being obtained | adj. |
| 15 | outperform | be or do something to a greater degree | verb |
| 16 | overtaking | catch up with and possibly overtake | verb |
| 17 | overtook | catch up with and possibly overtake | verb |
| 18 | overture | orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio | noun |
| 19 | overjoyed | cause to feel extremely joyful or happy | verb |
| 20 | opulent | rich and superior in quality | adj. |
| 21 | obsessions | an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will | noun |
| 22 | outdone | be or do something to a greater degree | verb |
| 23 | outperformed | be or do something to a greater degree | verb |
| 24 | outdo | be or do something to a greater degree | verb |
| 25 | outsmart | beat through cleverness and wit | verb |
| 26 | overtakes | catch up with and possibly overtake | verb |
| 27 | outshine | shine brighter than | verb |
| 28 | outwit | beat through cleverness and wit | verb |
| 29 | outperforming | be or do something to a greater degree | verb |
| 30 | outperforms | be or do something to a greater degree | verb |
| 31 | outstandingly | in an outstanding manner or to an outstanding degree | adv. |
| 32 | outstrip | be or do something to a greater degree | verb |
| 33 | outshone | shine brighter than | verb |
Positive adjectives that start with O
- outstanding
- optimal
- optimistic
- orderly
- obtainable
- opulent
Positive nouns that start with O
- obsession
- optimism
- oasis
- openness
- originality
- ovation
- overture
- obsessions
Positive verbs that start with O
- overtake
- overtaken
- outperform
- overtaking
- overtook
- overjoyed
- outdone
- outperformed
- outdo
- outsmart
- overtakes
- outshine
- outwit
- outperforming
- outperforms
- outstrip
- outshone
Short positive words that start with O
- oasis
- outdo
Long positive words that start with O
- outstanding
- optimistic
- originality
- obtainable
- outperform
- overtaking
- obsessions
- outperformed
- outperforming
- outperforms
- outstandingly
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More that start with O
- NamesOlivia, Oscar
- Girl namesOlivia, Opal
- Boy namesOscar, Owen
- Last namesOrtiz, Owens
- Wordsother, only
- 5-letter wordsother, order
- Adjectivesother, outside
- Nounsorder, office
- Verbsopen, offer
- Animalsowl, oyster
- Birdsowl, ostrich
- Flowersorchid, oriental poppy
- Plants and treesorange, oak
- CountriesOman
- CitiesOsaka, Ouagadougou
- US statesOhio, Oklahoma
- Foodsorange, olive
- Fruitsorange, olive
- Vegetablesonion, okra
- Desserts and sweetsoatmeal cookie
- Thingsorgan, oven
- Colorsocean blue, ocher
- Jobsoffice boy, orderly
- Sportsorienteering
- Dog namesOliver, Ollie
Questions people ask
How many positive words start with O?
This list has 33 positive words starting with O, taken from a standard word-game dictionary and limited to words that appear in real English text.
What are the most common positive words that start with O?
outstanding, openly, optimal, obsession, optimistic, optimism, oasis, orderly are the most used in everyday English.
What are some long positive words that start with O?
outstanding, obsession, optimistic, originality, overtaken.
Source: the ENABLE word list (a public-domain dictionary used for word games), ranked by how often each word appears in English text (the open wordfreq project), with short meanings from Princeton WordNet. Offensive words are left out.
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