One-Word Substitution

One word substitution means a single word for a number of words, expressions, phrases or even clauses.

The life history of a man written by himself. = Autobiography A person who believes that there is no God. = Atheist A medicine which counteracts the effects of poison. = Antidote A person who does something not professionally but for pleasure. = Amateur A person residing in a country of which he is not a citizen. = Alien That does not bear the name of the writer. = Anonymous Government by a ruler who has unlimited power. = Autocracy A diplomatic representative of one country in another. = Ambassador A traveller in space. = Astronaut An assembly of listeners. = Audience To give up the throne. = Abdicate A medicine which prevents infection by killing germs. = Antiseptic The science of vegetable life. = Botany The science which treats of life. = Biology Government by the officials = Bureaucracy The life history of a man written by someone else. = Biography One who has narrow and prejudiced religious views. = Bigot Festival of the hundredth anniversary. = Centenary The man who can eat human flesh. = Cannibal Place for burials other than a churchyard. = Cemetery Place for cremating of dead bodies. = Crematorium A person who is free from national prejudices. = Cosmopolitan People working together in the same office or department. = Colleague Belonging to the same time. = Contemporary Substance designed to make the skin or hair more beautiful. = Cosmetics That can be believed. = Credible The state of being unmarried. = Celibacy He is an artist that draws comic pictures. = Caricaturist A government of the people by the people and for the people. = Democracy A battle or a match in which neither party wins. = Drawn Want of rain. = Drought A disease that spreads over a large area. = Epidemic Articles sent from one country to another. = Export Which is fit to be eaten. = Edible A selfish person who always thinks of himself. = Egoist Fit to be chosen. = Eligible A person who leaves his own country and goes to live in another. = Emigrant A speech delivered without previous preparation. = Extempore Words inscribed on the graves. = Epitaph One who believes in fate. = Fatalist Which may cause death. = Fatal A man residing in a country of which he is not a citizen. = Foreigner

 A medicine that kills germs. = Germicide A person who eats too much. = Glutton An office for which no salary is paid. = Honorary Killing of a human being specially by another. = Homocide That which cannot be read. = Illegible A person who comes to one country from another in order to settle there. = Immigrant Which cannot be heard. = Inaudible Which is difficult to believe. = Incredible Which cannot be conquered. = Invincible One who can neither read nor write. = Illitrate Which cannot be imitated. = Inimitable Which cannot be corrected. = Incorrigible The killing of new born child. = Infanticide That which cannot be repaired. = Irreparable Which cannot be removed. = Indelible Person unable to pay debts. = Insolvent Which cannot be reached. = Inaccessible That which is contrary to law. = Illegal Capable of catching fire easily. = Inflammable One who lacks knowledge. = Ignorant One who knows many languages. = Linguist Room or building used for scientific experiments. = Laboratory Hand written matter. = Manuscript Person who is caused to suffer for a great cause. = Martyr A person working for money. = Mercenary An established principle of practical wisdom. = Maxim A place where dead bodies are kept before post mortem. = Mortuary A person who hates mankind. = Misanthropist Widely known for bad works. = Notorious A hollow space in a wall for a statue. = Niche Giving of special favour by a person in high position to his relatives. = Nepotism Person who eats meat. = Non-vegetarian One who is new to a profession. = Novice The street is not wide. = Narrow A word or custom which is no longer in use. = Obsolete A person who looks at the bright side of things. = Optimist A child whose parents are dead. = Orphan All-powerful. = Omnipotent A garden of fruits. = Orchard Holding conventional beliefs in matter of religion. = Orthodox That which cannot be seen through. = Opaque One who is present everywhere. = Omnipresent One who knows everything. = Omniscient Medical examination of a dead body. = Postmortem

 A person who looks at the dark side of things. = Pessimist A remedy for all kinds of diseases. = Panacea One who lives on another. = Parasite A lover of mankind. = Philanthropist One who goes on a journey to a holy place. = Pilgrim Child, born after the death of father. = Posthumous The practice of having more than one husband at the same time. = Polyandry One who collects postage stamps. = Philatelist A man who has more than one wife. = Polygamist A writer who steal ideas from another. = Plagiarist Very exact or scrupulous in the observance of forms of etiquitte, ceremony or behaviour. = Punctitious One who has great love for one's country. = Patriot One who lives by alone and avoids people. = Recluse Killing of one's own self. = Suicide One who speaks on behalf of others. = Spokesman A thing which is not fresh. = Stale One who loads and unloads ships. = Stevedore One who abstains completely from alcoholic liquor. = Teetotaller Person who believes that there is God. =
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