ONE WORD SUBSTITUTIONS
One word Substitution is one of the
integral parts of vocabulary. It simply means that a sentence has to be
replaced with a single word.
Let us learn “one word substitutions with the
following CATEGORIES:
ONE WORD SUBSTITUTION FOR “INDIVIDUALS”
1.
One who is not sure about God's existence - Agnostic
2.
A person who deliberately sets fire to a building - Arsonist
3.
One who does a thing for pleasure and not as a profession - Amateur
4.
One who can use either hand with ease - Ambidextrous
5.
One who makes an official examination of accounts - Auditor
6.
A person who believes in or tries to bring about a state of
lawlessness - Anarchist
7.
A person who has changed his faith - Apostate
8.
One who does not believe in the existence of God - Atheist
9.
A person appointed by two parties to solve a dispute - Arbitrator
10.
One who leads an austere life - Ascetic
11.
One who does a thing for pleasure and not as a profession - Amateur
12.
One who can either hand with ease - Ambidextrous
13.
An unconventional style of living - Bohemian
14.
One who is bad in spellings - Cacographer
15.
One who feeds on human flesh - Cannibal
16.
A person who is blindly devoted to an idea/ A person
displaying aggressive or exaggerated patriotism - Chauvinist
17.
A critical judge of any art and craft - Connoisseur
18.
Persons living at the same time - Contemporaries
19.
One who is recovering health after illness - Convalescent
20.
A girl/woman who flirts with man - Coquette
21.
A person who regards the whole world as his country - Cosmopolitan
22.
One who is a centre of attraction - Cynosure
23.
One who sneers at the beliefs of others - Cynic
24.
A leader or orator who espoused the cause of the common
people - Demagogue
25.
A person having a sophisticated charm - Debonair
26.
A leader who sways his followers by his oratory - Demagogue
27.
A dabbler (not serious) in art, science and literature - Dilettante
28.
One who is for pleasure of eating and drinking - Epicure
29.
One who often talks of his achievements - Egotist
30.
Someone who leaves one country to settle in another - Emigrant
31.
A man who is womanish in his habits - Effeminate
32.
One hard to please (very selective in his habits) - Fastidious
33.
One who runs away from justice - Fugitive
34.
One who is filled with excessive enthusiasm in religious
matters - Fanatic
35.
One who believes in fate - Fatalist
36.
A lover of good food - Gourmand
37.
Conferred as an honour - Honorary
38.
A person who acts against religion - Heretic
39.
A person of intellectual or erudite tastes - Highbrow
40.
A patient with imaginary symptoms and ailments - Hypochondriac
41.
A person who is controlled by wife - Henpeck
42.
One who shows sustained enthusiastic action with unflagging
vitality - Indefatigable
43.
Someone who attacks cherished ideas or traditional
institutions - Iconoclast
44.
One who does not express himself freely - Introvert
45.
Who behaves without moral principles - Immoral
46.
A person who is incapable of being tampered with - Impregnable
47.
One who is unable to pay his debts - Insolvent
48.
A person who is mentally ill - Lunatic
49.
A person who dislikes humankind and avoids human society - Misanthrope
50.
A person concerned with making money at the expense of ethics
- Mercenary
51.
Someone in love with himself - Narcissist
52.
One who collect coins as hobby - Numismatist
53.
A person who likes or admires women - Philogynist
54.
A lover of mankind - Philanthropist
55.
A person who speaks more than one language - Polyglot
56.
One who lives in solitude - Recluse
57.
Someone who walks in sleep - Somnambulist
58.
A person who is indifferent to the pains and pleasures of
life - Stoic
59.
A scolding nagging bad-tempered woman - Termagant
60.
A person who shows a great or excessive fondness for one's
wife - Uxorious
61.
One who possesses outstanding technical ability in a
particular art or field - Virtuoso
ONE WORD SUBSTITUTION FOR “COLLECTION/ GROUP”
1.
A group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one
place - Battery
2.
A large bundle bound for storage or transport - Bale
3.
A large gathering of people of a particular type - Bevy
4.
An arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present - Bouquet
5.
A family of young animals - Brood
6.
A group of things that have been hidden in a secret place - Cache
7.
A group of people, typically with vehicles or animals
travelling together - Caravan
8.
A closed political meeting - Caucus
9.
An exclusive circle of people with a common purpose - Clique
10.
A group of followers hired to applaud at a performance - Claque
11.
A series of stars - Constellation
12.
A funeral procession - Cortege
13.
A group of worshippers - Congregation
14.
A herd or flock of animals being driven in a body - Drove
15.
A small fleet of ships or boats - Flotilla
16.
A small growth of trees without underbrush - Grove
17.
A community of people smaller than a village - Hamlet
18.
A group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals - Herd
19.
A large group of people - Horde
20.
A temporary police force - Posse
21.
A large number of fish swimming together - Shoal
22.
A strong and fast-moving stream of water or other liquid - Torrent
ONE WORD SUBSTITUTES LIST FOR “RESEARCH/ PROFESSION”
1.
The medieval forerunner of chemistry - Alchemy
2.
A person who presents a radio/television programme - Anchor
3.
One who studies the evolution of mankind - Anthropologist
4.
A person who is trained to travel in a spacecraft - Astronaut
5.
The scientific study of the physiology, structure, genetics,
ecology, distribution, classification, and economic importance of plants - Botany
6.
A person who draws or produces maps - Cartographer
7.
A person who writes beautiful writing - Calligrapher
8.
One composes the sequence of steps for a performance of dance
- Choreographer
9.
A person employed to drive a private or hired car - Chauffeur
10.
A person who introduces the performers or contestants in a
variety show - Compere
11.
A keeper or custodian of a museum or other collection - Curator
12.
The branch of biology concerned with cyclical physiological
phenomena - Chronobiology
13.
A secret or disguised way of writing - Cypher
14.
The study of statistics - Demography
15.
The use of the fingers and hands to communicate and convey
ideas - Dactylology
16.
A person who sells and arranges cut flowers - Florist
17.
A line of descent traced continuously from an ancestor - Genealogy
18.
The therapeutic use of sunlight - Heliotherapy
19.
The art or practice of garden cultivation and management - Horticulture
20.
One who supervises in the examination hall - Invigilator
21.
The theory or philosophy of law - Jurisprudence
22.
A person who compiles dictionaries - Lexicographer
23.
The scientific study of the structure and diseases of teeth - Odontology
24.
One who presents a radio programme - Radio
Jockey
25.
The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing - Rhetoric
26.
The branch of science concerned with the origin, structure,
and composition of rocks - Petrology
27.
One who study the elections and trends in voting - Psephologist
28.
An artist who makes sculptures. - Sculptor
29.
The scientific study of the behaviour, structure, physiology,
classification, and distribution of animals - Zoology
ONE WORD SUBSTITUTION FOR “SPOT/ VENUE”
1.
A collection of historical documents or records providing
information about a place, institution, or group of people - Archives
2.
A large cage, building, or enclosure for keeping birds in - Aviary
3.
A building where animals are butchered - Abattoir
4.
A place where bees are kept; a collection of beehives - Apiary
5.
A building containing tanks of live fish of different species
- Aquarium
6.
A place or scene of activity, debate, or conflict - Arena
7.
A collection of weapons and military equipment - Arsenal
8.
An institution for the care of people who are mentally ill - Asylum
9.
A hole or tunnel dug by a small animal, especially a rabbit,
as a dwelling - Burrow
10.
A collection of items of the same type stored in a hidden or
inaccessible place - Cache
11.
A public room or building where gambling games are played - Casino
12.
A large burial ground, especially one not in a churchyard - Cemetery
13.
A room in a public building where outdoor clothes or luggage
may be left - Cloakroom
14.
A place where a dead person's body is cremated - Crematorium
15.
a Christian community of nuns living together under monastic
vows - Convent
16.
Nursery where babies and young children are cared for during
the working day - Creche
17.
A stoppered glass container into which wine or spirit is
decanted - Decanter
18.
A large bedroom for a number of people in a school or
institution - Dormitory
19.
The nest of a squirrel, typically in the form of a mass of
twigs in a tree - Drey
20.
A room or building equipped for gymnastics, games, and other
physical exercise - Gymnasium
21.
A storehouse for threshed grain - Granary
22.
A large building with an extensive floor area, typically for
housing aircraft. - Hangar
23.
A box or cage, typically with a wire mesh front, for keeping
rabbits or other small domesticated animals - Hutch
24.
A place in a large institution for the care of those who are
ill - Infirmary
25.
A small shelter for a dog - Kennel
26.
A place where wild animal live - Lair
27.
A place where coins, medals, or tokens are made - Mint
28.
A collection of wild animals kept in captivity for exhibition
- Menagerie
29.
A building or buildings occupied by a community of monks
living under religious vows - Monastery
30.
A place where bodies are kept for identification - Morgue
31.
A piece of enclosed land planted with fruit trees - Orchard
32.
A large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water
supply - Reservoir
33.
A small kitchen or room at the back of a house used for
washing dishes and another dirty household work - Scullery
34.
A close-fitting cover for the blade of a knife or sword - Sheath
35.
A room or building for sick children in a boarding school - Sanatorium
36.
A place where animal hides are tanned - Tannery
37.
A large, tall cupboard in which clothes may be hung or stored
- Wardrobe
ONE WORD SUBSTITUTION FOR “GOVERNMENT/ SYSTEMS”
1.
A state of disorder due to absence or non-recognition of
authority or other controlling systems - Anarchy
2.
A form of government in which power is held by the nobility - Aristocracy
3.
A system of government by one person with absolute power - Autocracy
4.
A self-governing country or region - Autonomy
5.
A system of government in which most of the important
decisions are taken by state officials rather than by elected representatives - Bureaucracy
6.
A system of government by the whole population or all the
eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives - Democracy
7.
A state, society, or group governed by old people - Gerontocracy
8.
A state or country run by the worst, least qualified, or most
unscrupulous citizens - Kakistocracy
9.
Government by new or inexperienced hands - Neocracy
10.
Government by the populace - Ochlocracy
11.
A small group of people having control of a country or
organization - Oligarchy
12.
Government by the wealthy - Plutocracy
13.
Government not connected with religious or spiritual matters - Secular
14.
A form of government with a monarch at the head - Monarchy
15.
A political system based on government of men by God - Thearchy
ONE WORD SUBSTITUTION FOR “FEAR/ PHOBIA”
1.
An extreme or irrational fear of heights - Acrophobia
2.
An irrational fear of fresh air or drafts of air - Aerophobia
3.
Fear of being egotistical, being alone or isolated - Autophobia
4.
A phobia of pain - Algophobia
5.
An abnormal fear of heights - Altophobia
6.
An emotional disorder characterized by an obsessive desire to
lose weight by refusing to eat - Anorexia
7.
An extreme or irrational fear of open or public places - Agoraphobia
8.
An abnormal and persistent fear of depths - Bathophobia
9.
Fear or hatred of books - Bibliophobia
10.
Fear of ugliness and things that are ugly - Cacophobia
11.
A dislike of being in the centre - Centrophobia
12.
An extreme fear about beauty - Cellophobia
13.
Fear of time - Chronophobia
14.
Fear of dogs - Cynophobia
15.
An extreme or irrational fear of confined places - Claustrophobia
16.
A delusion of being possessed by evil spirits - Demonomania
17.
An abnormal and persistent fear of drinking alcohol - Dipsophobia
18.
An abnormal and persistent fear of work or finding employment
- Ergophobia
19.
Fear of getting married, being in a relationship, or
commitment - Gamophobia
20.
Physical or psychological fear of sexual relations or sexual
intercourse - Genophobia
21.
Fear of old age - Geraphobia
22.
Fear of knowledge - Gnosiophobia
23.
Fear of women - Gynaephobia
24.
Fear of writing or handwriting - Graphophobia
25.
An irrational and intense fear of travel - Hodophobia
26.
An excessive fear or aversion to obtaining pleasure - Hedonophobia
27.
Fear of disease - Haemetophobia
28.
An obsessive fear of words - Logophobia
29.
An extreme fear of wind or drafts - Menemophobia
30.
An extreme or irrational fear of the night or of darkness - Nyctophobia
31.
Fear of medication - Pharamacophobia
32.
Fear of death - Thanatophobia
33.
Extreme superstition regarding the number thirteen - Triskaidekaphobia
ONE WORD SUBSTITUTION FOR “MURDER/ DEATH”
1.
A solemn procession, especially for a funeral - Cortege
2.
A poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead
- Elegy
3.
A phrase or form of words written in memory of a person who
has died - Epitaph
4.
Killing of one's son or daughter - Filicide
5.
Destruction or abortion of a fetus - Foeticide
6.
Killing of one's brother or sister - Fratricide
7.
Killing of a large group of people - Genocide
8.
Killing of one person by another - Homicide
9.
Killing of infants - Infanticide
10.
Burial of a corpse in a grave or tomb - Interment
11.
Killing of one's mother - Matricide
12.
A room or building in which dead bodies are kept - Mortuary
13.
A news article that reports the recent death of a person - Obituary
14.
Killing of a parent or other near relative - Parricide
15.
Killing of one's father - Patricide
16.
An examination of a dead body to determine the cause of death
- Postmortem
17.
Action of killing a king - Regicide
18.
Killing of one's sister - Sororicide
19.
Act of intentionally causing one's own death - Suicide
20.
Killing of one's wife - Uxoricide
ONE WORD SUBSTITUTION FOR “SOUNDS”
1.
The branch of physics concerned with the properties of sound - Acoustics
2.
The sound of Alligators - Bellow
3.
The sound of Deers - Bell
4.
The sound of Crows - Caw
5.
The sound of Geese - Cackle
6.
The sound of Hens - Cluck
7.
The sound of Dolphins - Click
8.
The sound of Frogs - Croak
9.
The sound of Crickets - Creak
10.
The sound of Monkeys - Gibber
11.
The sound of Camels - Grunt
12.
The sound of Owls - Hoot
13.
The sound of Penguins - Honk
14.
The sound of Cattle - Moo
15.
The sound of Horses - Neigh
16.
The sound of Nightingales - Pipe
17.
The sound of Ducks - Quack
18.
The sound of Parrots - Screech
19.
The sound of Rats - Squeak
20.
The sound of Birds - Twitter
21.
The sound of Elephants - Trumpet
22.
The sound of Mosquitoes - Whine
ONE WORD SUBSTITUTION FOR “GENERIC TERMS”
1.
An act of abdicating or renouncing the throne - Abdication
2.
An annual calendar containing important dates and statistical
information such as astronomical data and tide tables - Almanac
3.
A cold-blooded vertebrate animal that is born in water and
breathes with gills - Amphibian
4.
A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a
hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one - Allegory
5.
A statement or proposition on which an abstractly defined
structure is based - Axiom
6.
A nation or person engaged in war or conflict, as recognized
by international law - Belligerent
7.
An examination of tissue removed from a living body to
discover the presence, cause, or extent of a disease - Biopsy
8.
The action or offence of speaking sacrilegiously about God or
sacred things; profane talk - Blasphemy
9.
The arrangement of events or dates in the order of their
occurrence - Chronology
10.
A vigorous campaign for political, social, or religious
change - Crusade
11.
Lasting for a very short time - Ephemeral
12.
Spoken or done without preparation - Extempore
13.
Release someone from a duty or obligation - Exonerate
14.
Fond of company - Gregarious
15.
Making marks that cannot be removed - Indelible
16.
Incapable of making mistakes or being wrong - Infallible
17.
Certain to happen - Inevitable
18.
A sentimental longing or wistful affection for a period in
the past - Nostalgia
19.
A solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases - Panacea
20.
A doctrine which identifies God with the universe - Pantheism
21.
Excessively concerned with minor details or rules - Pedantic
22.
The practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and
passing them off as one's own - Plagiarism
23.
Safe to drink - Potable
24.
The emblems or insignia of royalty - Regalia
25.
Violation or misuse of what is regarded as sacred - Sacrilege
26.
A position requiring little or no work but giving the holder
status or financial benefit - Sinecure
27.
A thing that is kept as a reminder of a person, place, or
event - Souvenir
28.
An imaginary ideal society free of poverty and suffering - Utopia
29.
Denoting a sin that is not regarded as depriving the soul of
divine grace - Venial
30.
In exactly the same words as were used originally - Verbatim