List of One-word-substitution
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[B][SIZE="3"][FONT="Palatino Linotype"]One Word Substitution[/FONT][/SIZE][/B] 1. One who is out to subvert a government [B]Anarchist[/B] 2. One who is recovering from illness [B]Convalescent[/B] 3. One who is all powerful [B]Omnipotent[/B] 4. One who is present everywhere [B]Omnipresent[/B] 5. One who knows everything [B]Omniscient[/B] 6. One who is easily deceived [B]Gullible[/B] 7. One who does not make mistakes [B]Infallible[/B] 8. One who can do anything for money [B]Mercenary[/B] 9. One who has no money [B]Pauper[/B] 10. One who changes sides [B]Turncoat[/B] 11. One who works for free [B]Volunteer[/B] 12. One who loves books [B]Bibliophile[/B] 13. One who can speak two languages [B]Bilingual[/B] 14. One who loves mankind [B]Philanthropist[/B] 15. One who hates mankind [B]Misanthrope[/B] 16. One who looks on the bright side of things [B]Optimist[/B] 17. One who looks on the dark side of things [B]Pessimist[/B] 18. One who doubts the existence of god [B]Agnostic[/B] 19. One who pretends to be what he is not [B]Hypocrite[/B] 20. One incapable of being tired [B]Indefatigable[/B] 21. One who helps others Good [B]Samaritan[/B] 22. One who copies from other writers [B]Plagiarist[/B] 23. One who hates women [B]Misogynist[/B] 24. One who knows many languages [B]Polyglot[/B] 25. One who is fond of sensuous pleasures [B]Epicure[/B] 26. One who thinks only of himself [B]Egoist[/B] 27. One who thinks only of welfare of women [B] Feminist.[/B] 28. One who is indifferent to pleasure or pain [B]Stoic[/B] 29. One who is quite like a woman [B]Effeminate[/B] 30. One who has strange habits [B]Eccentric[/B] 31. One who speaks less [B]Reticent[/B] 32. One who goes on foot [B]Pedestrian[/B] 33. One who believes in fate [B]Fatalist[/B] 34. One who dies without a Will Intestate 35. One who always thinks himself to be ill [B]Valetudinarian[/B] 36. A Government by the people [B]Democracy[/B] 37. A Government by a king or queen [B]Monarchy[/B] 38. A Government by the officials [B]Bureaucracy[/B] 39. A Government by the rich [B]Plutocracy[/B] 40. A Government by the few [B]Oligarchy[/B] 41. A Government by the Nobles [B]Aristocracy[/B] 42. A Government by one [B]Autocracy[/B] [B]43. Rule by the mob [B][U]Mobocracy[/U][/B][/B] 44. That through which light can pass [B]Transparent[/B] 45. That through which light cannot pass [B]Opaque[/B] 46. That through which light can partly pass [B]Translucent[/B] 47. A sentence whose meaning is unclear [B]Ambiguous[/B] 48. A place where orphans live [B]Orphanage[/B] 49. That which cannot be described [B]Indescribable[/B] 50. That which cannot be imitated [B]Inimitable[/B] 51. That which cannot be avoided [B]Inevitable[/B] 52. A position for which no salary is paid [B]Honorary[/B] 53. That which cannot be defended [B]Indefensible[/B] 54. Practice of having several wives [B]Polygamy[/B] 55. Practice of having several husbands [B]Polyandry[/B] 56. Practice of having one wife or husband[B] Monogamy[/B] 57. Practice of having two wives or husbands [B] Bigamy[/B] 58. That which is not likely to happen [B]Improbable[/B] 59. People living at the same time [B]Contemporaries[/B] 60. A book published after the death of its author [B]Posthumous[/B] 61. A book written by an unknown author [B]Anonymous[/B] 62. A life history written by oneself [B]Autobiography[/B] 63. A life history written by somebody else [B]Biography[/B] 64. People who work together [B]Colleagues[/B] 65. One who eats too much [B]Glutton[/B] 66. That which cannot be satisfied [B]Insatiable[/B] 67. One who questions everything [B]Cynic[/B] 68. A flesh eating animal [B]Carnivorous[/B] 69. A grass eating animal [B]Herbivorous[/B] 70. One who lives in a foreign country [B]Immigrant[/B] 71. To transfer one's authority to another [B]Delegate[/B] 72. One who is a newcomer [B]Neophyte[/B] 73. That which is lawful [B]Legal[/B] 74. That which is against law [B]Illegal[/B] 75. One who is unmarried [B]Celibate[/B] 76. A game in which no one wins [B]Draw[/B] 77. A study of man [B]Anthropology[/B] 78. A study of races [B] Ethnology[/B] 79. A study of the body [B]Physiology[/B] 80. A study of animals [B]Zoology[/B] 81. A study of birds [B]Ornithology[/B] 82. A study of ancient things [B]Archaeology[/B] 83. A study of derivation of words [B]Etymology[/B] [COLOR="Blue"]84. Murder of a human being [B]Homicide[/B] 85. Murder of a father [B]Patricide[/B] 86. Murder of a mother [B]Matricide[/B] 87. Murder of an brother [B]Fratricide[/B] 88. Murder of an infant [B]Infanticide[/B] 89. Murder of self [B]Suicide[/B] 90. Murder of the king [B]Regicide[/B][/COLOR] 91. To free somebody from all blame [B]Exonerate[/B] 92. To write under a different name [B]Pseudonym[/B] 93. A thing no longer in use [B]Obsolete[/B] 94. A handwriting that cannot be read [B]Illegible[/B] 95. Words written on the tomb of a person [B]Epitaph[/B] 96. One who is greedy for money [B] Avaricious[/B] 97. Something that cannot be imitated [B]Inimitable[/B] 98. One who doesn't know how to read and write[B] Illiterate[/B] 99. A person's peculiar habit [B]Idiosyncrasy[/B] 100. An animal who preys on other animals [B]Predator[/B] :pipe 101. Violating the sanctity of a church [B]Sacrilege[/B] 102. One who can throw his voice [B]Ventriloquist [/B] P.S: For learning new words and adding those to your vocabulary, do regularly read quality newspapers, and while reading, you come across a new word, don't avoid it, look up for its meaning in the dictionary and then try using it in sentences... regards, |
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One Word Substitution
1. Willful setting on fire of another’s other house or similar property or one’s own when insured. Arson
2. The story of one’s own life. Autobiography 3. A place of refuge for criminals or debtors Asylum 4. An assembly of listeners Audience 5. One who plays game for pleasure and not as a profession. Amateur 6. A letter, document or poem of which the writer is unknown. Anonymous 7. Medicine given to counteract poison Antidote 8. An absolute government by one man. Autocracy 9. That which can be absorbed into the system. Assimilable 10. A person who advocates absence of government, disorder and confusion. Anarchist 11. A tank for keeping live aquatic plants or animals Aquarian 12. Liable to be called to account Answerable 13. A diplomatic minister of the highest order sent by one sovereign power to another. Ambassador 14. The gaseous envelope that surrounds the earth. Atmosphere 15. A man who does not believe in the existence of God. Atheist 16. The people found in a country at the time of the earliest known settlement. Aborigines 17. Anything that counteracts putrefaction. Antiseptic 18. One who aims to compass holiness through self-mortification. Ascetic 19. Deviation from the common rule. Anomaly 20. To renounce formally the dignity of the crown or office. Abdicate 21. To do away with a rule Abrogate 22. To make like to or to absorb in the system. Assimilate 23. To turn friends into enemies Alienate 24. To increase the gravity of an offence Aggravate 25. To bolt out of existence Annihilate 26. To increase the speed of Accelerate 27. Able to use left hand as well as right Ambidextrous 28. Uncertainty of meaning Ambiguity 29. A general pardon granted by the government to political offenders. Amnesty 30. One who cannot see Blind 31. One who breaks or fails in business. An insolvent debtor. Bankrupt 32. Liable to be easily broken Brittle 33. A system of government centralized in graded series of officials. Bureaucracy 34. The act of talking impiously about sacred things. Blasphemy 35. One blindly and obstinately devoted to a particular creed or party. Bigot 36. A lover of books, especially a collector of rare books Bibliophile 37. A person of fair complexion and light auburn-colored hair Blond 38. A woman of fair complexion and light auburn-colored hair Blonde 39. A woman with dark skin and brown hair Brunette 40. The crime or the state of having two husbands at a time. Bigamy 41. The crime or the state of having two wives at a time. Polygamy 42. A door in the back part of a building. Secret means of approach. Back-door 43. The science of vegetable life Botany 44. Speaking two languages Bilingual 45. Persons belonging to the same time Contemporaries 46. A list of the names of books Catalogue 47. A person recovering from sickness Convalescent 48. One studied in textual criticism Critic 49. Too ready to believe Credulous 50. A person or heart insensible to kind thoughts of sympathetic feelings. Callus 51. Sufficiency of means for living; ability for a task. Competence 52. Men who work in the same institution. Colleagues 53. (Person) free from local or national prejudices. Cosmopolitan 54. The state of being unmarried Celibacy 55. Use of many words where few would do. A roundabout way of speaking. Circumlocution 56. Forcibly restrain or impel (person) into quiet, obedience, or any course. Coerce 57. Belonging to one from birth Congenital 58. To burn with hot iron or caustic Cauterize 59. To accuse falsely Calumniate 60. One averse to change or progress Conservative 61. One who cannot hear Deaf 62. One who cannot speak Dumb 63. A language that is no long spoken Dead 64. A match in which neither party wins. Drawn 65. A place where medicines are dispensed especially to the poor, gratis. Dispensary 66. Government by the people Democracy 67. An animal that is kept by or living with man. Domestic 68. The quantity drunk at a time. Draught 69. Want of rain or of water Drought 70. The extent of bishop’s jurisdiction Diocese 71. Childishness of old age. Dotage 72. To think carefully about a matter. To weigh well in one’s mind. Deliberate 73. To deprive a thing of its sacred character. Desecrate 74. To express disapproval of. Deprecate 75. To lower he worth of Depreciate 76. To depart from the main subject temporarily in speech or writing Digress 77. To speak ill of Defame 78. Skill in managing international relations Diplomacy 79. Fit to be eaten Edible 80. More like a woman than like a man Effeminate 81. (Spoken) without preparation. Extempore 82. A man who thinks of the freeing of the lower classes from their disabilities. An advocate of the emancipation of slave. Emancipationist 83. One who thinks and speaks too much of himself Egoist or Egotist. 84. One given to sensual enjoyment. One who is choice and dainty in eating and drinking. Epicure 85. The science that treats of the origin and history of words. Etymology. 86. To make compete atonement for (one’s sins) Expiate 87. (Branch of government) concerned with executing laws, decrees and sentences Executive 88. A feeling of weariness or disgust from satiety; Mental wariness from lack of occupation or interest. Ennui 89. To unearth by digging Excavate 90. To make lucid or clear Elucidate 91. Stated in detail Explicit 92. Able to produce the result intended Efficacious 93. A disease affecting a number of persons simultaneously, in such manner as to show a distinct connection with certain localities. Endemic 94. To free (a person) from the burden of blame. Exonerate 95. One who rides on horseback. Equestrian. 96. To work out (a plan) in all its details. Elaborate 97. To lay stress upon (word in speaking) Emphasize 98. To clear from the charge of a fault or crime. Exculpate 99. Words inscribed on the tomb of a person. A commemorative inscription on a tombstone or monument. Epitaph 100. (A man) of unusual habits. Not conforming to the common rules. Eccentric 101. To pull out by the roots Eradicate 102. Purify (book etc.) by removing objectionable matter. Expurgate. 103. Capable of double meaning. Equivocal 104. A disease or accident that ends in death Fatal 105. A man with a good reputation. Famous 106. A person excessively enthusiastic especially on religious matters. Fanatic. 107. A man interested in the welfare of woman. Feminist 108. To bring to nothing Frustrate 109. One who believes in the doctrine that events are subject to fate and happen by unavoidable necessity? Fatalist. 110. Disinfect or purify with fumes Fumigate 111. A native of another country Foreigner 112. A person given to much talking Garrulous 113. (Substance) having power to destroy (especially disease-germs) Germicide. 114. The deliberate and systematic destruction, in whole or in part, of an ethnic, racial, religious, or national group. Genocide 115. Completely or approximately universal, including or affecting all or nearly all parts. General 116. One who sets glass in window-frames Glazier 117. A day of gaiety and festivity Gala-day 118. Done or given for nothing. Gratuitous 119. Where merchandised are stored. Godown 120. Organized priesthood in successive grades; priestly government. Hierarchy 121. Writer of a history, especially official historian of a court. Historiographer. 122. Work for which no salary is paid. Honorary 123. One who kills a human being. Killing of a human being. Homicide. 124. Belonging to an enemy. Showing enmity. Hostile. 125. One skilled in hygiene Hygienist 126. One who cannot be selected under the rules. Ineligible. 127. One who cannot read or write Illiterate 128. One who cannot pay his debts. Insolvent. 129. One who is incapable of making a mistake. Infallible 130. One who does not get tired. That cannot be fatigued or wearied out. Indefatigable 131. That which cannot be read. Illegible 132. That which cannot be bounded. Illimitable 133. That which cannot be described. Ineffable 134. That which cannot be heard. Inaudible 135. That which cannot be done. Impossible 136. That which cannot be seen. Invisible 137. That which cannot be endured. Intolerable 138. That which cannot be blotted out or effaced Indelible 139. That which cannot be understood Incomprehensible 140. That which cannot be corrected Incorrigible 141. That which cannot be separated Inseparable 142. That which cannot be surmounted or overcome. Insuperable 143. That which cannot be communicated Incommunicable 144. That which cannot be believed. Incredible 145. That which cannot be exhausted Inexhaustible 146. That which cannot be solved Insoluble 147. That which cannot be repaired Irreparable 148. That which cannot be imitated Inimitable 149. That which cannot be reached or approached. Inaccessible 150. That which cannot be penetrated Impenetrable or Inscrutable 151. That which cannot be conquered Invincible 152. That which cannot be wounded Invulnerable 153. That which cannot be valued. Invaluable 154. That which cannot be dispensed with Indispensable 155. That which cannot be replaced. Irreplaceable 156. That which cannot be recalled or altered Irrevocable 157. That which cannot be taken by arms. Impregnable 158. That which cannot be put into practice Impracticable. 159. That which is prohibited by law. Illicit 160. That which is not to be repressed or restrained. Irrepressible 161. That which cannot be imitated. Inimitable 162. That which does not apply (to matter in hand) Irrelevant 163. Worship of idols Idolatry 164. A breaker of images. Iconoclast. 165. Incapable of being exhausted Inexhaustible 166. Liable to catch fire easily. Inflammable. 167. One who travels from place to place, especially a judge. Itinerant. 168. Murder of an infant after birth, especially with mother’s consent. The murder of an infant. Infanticide. 169. A peculiarity of temperament or constitution. Idiosyncrasy. 170. To urge (a person to do something evil). Instigate. 171. Not subject to variation in different cases. Immutable. 172. To involve one in accusation. Incriminate 173. To make insertions in a book so as to give false impressions as to date, etc. Interpolate. 174. That which cannot be avoided. Inveigh 175. A place where scientific experiments are systematically carried on. Library. 176. A person skilled in foreign languages. Linguist 177. A person given to much talking. Loquacious. 178. One who advocates greater freedom in political institutions. Liberal 179. The first public speech made by a person. Maiden 180. A book or document written by hand. Manuscript. 181. A building used for storing and exhibition of objects illustrating antiquities, natural history, art etc. Museum 182. A public place for the purposes of buying and selling. Market 183. Birds moving from one place to another. Migratory 184. The murder or murderer of one’s own mother. Matricide. 185. A hater of marriage. Misogamist. 186. The practice of being married to one at a time. Monogamy 187. A hater of woman. Misogynist 188. A hater of mankind. Misanthrope 189. Hatred of reasoning or reasoned argument Histology 190. Metals that can be beaten out by hammering. Malleable 191. The civilian dress of one who wears a uniform on duty. Mufti 192. To reduce to the smallest possible proportions. Minimize 193. The daily morning service of the Church of England. Matin 194. A strict disciplinarian, especially in the army or navy. Martinet 195. Of the Middle ages. Mediaeval 196. A building in which dead bodies are kept for a time. Mortuary. 197. Tendency to lay stress on material aspects of objects. Materialism. 198. The land belonging to a nobleman. Manor 199. A soldier who fights for the sake of money Mercenary 200. A man with an evil reputation. Notorious 201. A laborer employed in excavating etc. for canals, railways, roads etc. Navvy 202. A medicine producing sleep. An addictive drug, such as opium, that reduces pain, alters mood and behavior, and usually induces sleep or stupor. Narcotics 203. Coining or using of new words; new coined word. Neologism 204. A person affected with nervous disorder (Drug) affecting nervous system. Neurotic 205. Undue favor from holder of patronage to his relatives. Nepotism 206. That which is open to objection. Objectionable. 207. One who is all powerful Omnipotent 208. One who knows everything. Omniscient 209. One who is present everywhere at the same time. Omnipresent 210. One who looks at the bright side of thing. Optimist 211. No longer in use. Obsolete 212. An institution for orphans education etc. Orphanage 213. Government by a small exclusive class Oligarchy 214. An eight-sided figure. Octagon 215. A person who is eight years old. Octogenarian 216. To exclude from society, favor, or common privileges. Ostracize 217. Government of rich people. Plutocracy 218. One who looks too much on the dark side of things. Pessimist. 219. One who is liked by the people. Popular 220. One who is born after the death of his father. Posthumous 221. One who walks on foot. Pedestrian. 222. The murder or murderer of one’s own father Patricide 223. Common place remark, especially one solemnly delivered. Platitude 224. One who exerts himself for the well being of his fellow men. Philanthropist. 225. A lover of women. Phylogenies. 226. A universal remedy. Panacea 227. The practice of having more than one spouse. Polygamy 228. Readiness or inclination to fight Pugnacity 229. A plant or an animal living in or upon another and drawing nutriment direction from it. This is also used for a man who depends on others. Parasite. 230. A lover of learning. Philomath 231. Medical examination of a body made after death. Post-mortem 232. Property inherited from one’s father or ancestors. Patrimony 233. A writer who steels from the writings or ideas of another. Plagiarist. 234. One who is excessively pure or nice in the choice of words. Purist 235. To take for one’s own use money or property entrusted to one’s care. Peculate. 236. An allowance granted over and above the settled wages. Perquisites 237. One who, or that which, indicates the approach of an event. Precursor 238. A play or entertainment in dumb show. Pantomime 239. Marriage with many husbands. Polyandry 240. Rights of succession belonging to the eldest child. Primogeniture 241. The system of routine in government and other public offices. Red-tapism 242. The murderer of participator in the murder of a king. Regicide. 243. The sum paid to a man for a piece of work. Remuneration. 244. Person who rises in arms against, resists, or refuses allegiance to, the established government. Rebel 245. Reserved in speech. Reticent 246. Having reference to the past or enforcement from an earlier date. Retrospective 247. To restore to like. Reanimate. 248. A form of government with a monarch in which the supreme power is vested in representatives elected by the people. Republic 249. An office with salary but without work. Sinecure 250. Intentional self-slaughter Suicide 251. Occurring at the same time. Simultaneous 252. A hospital especially for convalescents or consumptive : a health station. Sanatorium 253. One who looks on especially at a show, game, etc. Spectator 254. One who speaks for others; representative. Spokesman 255. One who walks in his sleep Somnambulist. 256. One who talks in his sleep. Somniloquist. 257. A person who helps a stranger or helpless person in difficulties. Samaritan 258. One indifferent to pleasure or pain. Stoic 259. Profanation of a sacred place or thing: the breaking into a place of worship and stealing there from. Sacrilege 260. To destroy bacteria or other microorganisms. Sterilize. 261. A speech addressed to one’s self Soliloquy. 262. Attempt to escape censure or defeat n argument by evading the issue. Subterfuge. 263. To furnish with a subsidy, grant or regular allowance. Subsidize 264. Occur at the same time. Synchronize 265. To mark the skin with indelible patterns by pricking in coloring matter. Tattoo 266. To pursue time-serving policy. To yield to circumstances. Temporize. 267. All of one mind. Unanimous 268. To move like waves. Undulate 269. One long exercised in any service, especially in war. Veteran 270. One who uses to advocates a diet or vegetable foods, to the exclusion of meat. Vegetarian 271. Containing more words than are wanted. Verbose. 272. Of one’s own free will. Voluntary 273. Word for word. Verbatim 274. To move from side to side. Vacillate 275. (A person) of weak health. Valetudinarian 276. Act of speaking, or uttering sounds in such a manner that the voice appears to come from other source than the speaker. Ventriloquist. 277. To attempt to degrade by slander; to defame. Vilify. 278. Evening prayer in the Church of England. Vespers 279. One who may be sold or got for a price Venal 280. A fault that may be forgiven. Venial 281. A room or portable closet for robes or cloths. Wardrobe 282. Not tamed or cultivated. Wild 283. Impervious to water Water-proof 284. A place where birds, animals, etc. are kept. Zoo 285. The science of animal life. Zoology. Source: preciswritingmadeeasy |
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