List of one word substitutions start with alphabet 'A'

1. A person who believes in fate: Fatalist 2. A person who is above hundred years: Centenarian 3. A book published after the death of its author: Posthumas 4.A book written by an unknown author :Anonymous 5.A cinema show which is held in the afternoon :Matinee 6.A citizen of the world : Cosmopolite 7.A contagious disease which spreads over a huge area : Epidemic 8.A drug or other substance that induces sleep: Soporific 9.A flesh eating animal : Carnivorous 10.A game in which neither party wins: Draw 11.A game in which no one wins :Draw 12.A game or batter in which neither party wins : Drawn/ Tie 13.A Government by a king or queen : Monarchy 14.A Government by one :Autocracy 15.A Government by the few : Oligarchy 16.A Government by the Nobles :Aristocracy 17.A Government by the officials : Bureaucracy 18.A Government by the people :Democracy 19.A Government by the rich :Plutocracy 20.A grass eating animal: Herbivorous 21.A great lover of books: Bibliophile 22.A handwriting that cannot be read: Illegible 23.A land animal that breeds in water :Amphibian 24.A letter, poem etc. whose author is unknown :Anonymous 25.A life history written by oneself :Autobiography 26.A life history written by somebody else: Biography 27.A list of books :Catalogue 28.A list of names, books etc. :Catalogue 29.A loss of damage that cannot be compensated :Irreparable 30.A man devoid of kind feeling and sympathy :Callous 31.A man who has too much enthusiasm for his own religion: Fanatic 32.A man who is easily irritated :Irritable 33.A medicine that kills germs ;Germicide 34.A medicine that prevents decomposing :Antiseptic 35.A medicine to counteract the effect of another medicine :Antidote 36.A member of the middle class: Bourgeois 37.A method that cannot be imitated :Inimitable 38.A pardonable offense :Venial 39.A person appointed by parties to settle the disputes between them :Arbitrator 40.A person difficult to please :Fastidious 41.A person liable to be called to account for his action: Answerable 42.A person supported by another and giving him/her nothing in return :Parasite 43.A person who always thinks of himself; somebody who is selfish or self-centered :Egotist 44.A person who attacks first :Aggressor 45.A person who believes easily whatever he is told :Credulous 46.A person who believes that all events are pre-determined :Fatalist

47.A person who cannot read or write :Illiterate 48.A person who does not believe in the institution of marriage :Misogamist 49.A person who has power over all: Omnipotent 50.A person who hates women : Misogynist 51.A person who imports or exports goods into or from a country secretly because they are illegal: Smuggler 52.A person who knows everything: Omniscient 53.A person who loves every body: Altruist 54.A person who readily believes whatever is told to him/her.: Credulous 55.A person who remains unmoved and unaffected by other people's opinions, suggestions: Impervious 56.A person who rides on horse-back: Equestrian 57.A person who speaks two languages: Bilingual 58.A person with an evil reputation: Notorious 59.A person's peculiar habit: Idiosyncrasy 60.A place where orphans live: Orphanage 61.A place where weapons and ammunitions are stored: Arsenal 62.A position for which no salary is paid: Honorary 63.A post held without receiving salary: Honorary 64.A post which doesnt: Honorary 65.A remedy which never fails: Infallible 66.A sentence whose meaning is unclear: Ambiguous 67.A short message added on to the end of a letter after the signature: Postscript 68.A shortened form of a word or phrase: Abbreviation 69.A sound that cannot be heard: Inaudible 70.A speech delivered without any previous preparation: Extempore 71.A speech or a presentation made without previous preparation: Extempore 72.A state of perfect balance: Equilibrium 73.A statement which cannot be understood: Incomprehensible 74.A study of ancient things: Archaeology 75.A study of animals: Zoology 76.A study of birds: Ornithology 77.A study of derivation of words: Etymology 78.A study of man: Anthropology 79.A study of races: Ethnology 80.A study of the body: Physiology 81.A supposed cure for all diseases or problems: Panacea 82.A thing no longer in use: Obsolete 83.A thing that cannot be seen with human eyes: Invisible 84.A thing that is fit to be eaten: Edible 85.A word opposite in meaning to another: Antonym 86.Absence of government: Anarchy 87.All-powerful; possessing complete power and authority: Omnipotent 88.An absolute government by one man: Autocracy 89.An animal or a human being that eats any kind of food: Omnivorous 90.An animal who preys on other animals: Predator 91.An assembly of hearers at a lecture or concert: Audience 92.An exact copy: Facsimile

93.An office with high salary but no work: Sinecure 94.Anything that leads to death: Fatal 95.Assembly or parliament in which no party has got clear majority: Hung
List of one word substitutions start with alphabet 'B'

96. Belonging or pertaining to an individual from birth: Congenital 97. Belonging to the Middle Ages: Medieval 98. Belonging to the same period of time: Contemporary
List of one word substitutions start with alphabet 'C'

99. Celebration of a hundredth year, once: Centenary 100. Cut off the head: Behead
List of one word substitutions start with alphabet 'D'

101. Destroy or get rid of something completely: Eradicate 102. Do away with wholly: Abolish

List of one word substitutions start with alphabet 'F'

103. Free somebody from blame or guilt: Exonerate

List of one word substitutions start with alphabet 'G'

104. General pardon: Amnesty 105. General pardon for political offenders: Amnesty 106. Government by officials: Bureaucracy 107. Government by the nobles: Aristocracy 108. Government by the people: Democracy
List of one word substitutions start with alphabet 'H'

109. Handwritten book: Manuscript 110. Hard but liable to be easily broken: Brittle 111. Hater of mankind: Misanthropist 112. Having opposing feelings: Ambivalent
List of one word substitutions start with alphabet 'I'

113. Impossible to change: Incorrigible 114. Incapable of being dissolved in a liquid: Insoluble 115. Incapable of being seized by attack: Impregnable 116. Inscription on a tombstone: Epitaph

List of one word substitutions start with alphabet 'K'

117. Killer of one: Matricide

List of one word substitutions start with alphabet 'L'

118. Liable to be called to account: Accountable 119. Life story of a man written by himself: Autobiography 119. Life story of a man written by other: Biography 120. Looking into one: Introspection 121. Lover of mankind: Philanthropist
List of one word substitutions start with alphabet M

122. Medical examination of a dead body: Postmortem 123. Men living in the same age: Contemporary 124. Misappropriation of money: Embezzlement 125. Murder of a father: Patricide 126. Murder of a human being: Homicide 127. Murder of a mother: Matricide 128. Murder of a brother: Fratricide 129. Murder of an infant: Infanticide 130. Murder of self: Suicide 131. Murder of the king: Regicide
List of one word substitutions start with alphabet N

132. Not applicable: Irrelevant

List of one word substitutions start with alphabet O

133. Of a man showing feminine attributes: Effeminate 134. Of a man or animal that feeds on its own species: Cannibal 135. Of a person extremely desirous of money: Avaricious 136. Of a person who can use both hands equally well: Ambidextrous 137. Of a person who cannot be pleased easily: Fastidious 138. Of a person who easily believes whatever is told to him: Credulous 139. Of animals feeding on flesh: Carnivorous 140. Of animals feeding on grass and plants: Herbivorous 141. Of animals living in flocks: Gregarious 142. Of manners more like those of a woman than a man: Effeminate 143. One incapable of being tired: Indefatigable 144. One who always thinks himself to be ill: Valetudinarian 145. One who believes in fate: Fatalist 146. One who believes in God: Theist 147. One who calculates premium: Actuary 148. One who can do anything for money: Mercenary 149. One who can make himself at home in all countries: Cosmopolitan

150. One who can speak two languages: Bilingual 151. One who can throw his voice: Ventriloquist 152. One who cannot be corrected: Incorrigible 153. One who cannot read or write: Illiterate 154. One who changes sides: Turncoat 155. One who copies from other writers: Plagiarist 156. One who damages public property: Vandal 157. One who dies without a Will: Intestate 158. One who does not believe in the existence of God: Atheist 159. One who does not care for art, literature etc: Philistine 160. One who does not make mistakes: Infallible 161. One who does something not professionally but for pleasure: Amateur 162. One who doesn't know how to read and write: Illiterate 163. One who doubts the existence of god: Agnostic 164. One who eats too much: Glutton 165. One who feels sympathetic towards human beings: Humanitarian 166. One who goes on foot: Pedestrian 167. One who has narrow and prejudiced religious views: Bigot 168. One who has no money: Pauper 169. One who has strange habits: Eccentric 170. One who hates mankind: Misanthrope 171. One who hates women: Misogynist 172. One who helps others Good: Samaritan 173. One who is a newcomer: Neophyte 174. One who is all powerful: Omnipotent 175. One who is difficult to please: Fastidious 176. One who is easily deceived: Gullible 177. One who is fond of sensuous pleasures: Epicure 178. One who is greedy for money: Avaricious 179. One who is indifferent to pleasure or pain: Stoic 180. One who is new to a trade or profession: Novice 181. One who is not easily pleased: Fastidious 182. One who is out to subvert a government: Anarchist 183. One who is present everywhere: Omnipresent 184. One who is qualifies for election: Eligible 185. One who is quite like a woman: Effeminate 186. One who is recovering from illness: Convalescent 187. One who is unable to pay his debts: Insolvent 188. One who is unmarried: Celibate 189. One who knows everything: Omniscient 190. One who knows many languages: Polyglot 191. One who lives in a foreign country: Immigrant 192. One who looks on the bright side of things: Optimist 193. One who looks on the dark side of things: Pessimist 194. One who loves books: Bibliophile 195. One who loves mankind: Philanthropist 196. One who makes an official examination of accounts: Auditor 197. One who pretends to be what he is not: Hypocrite

198. One who pursues some art or sport as hobby: Amateur 199. One who questions everything: Cynic 200. One who speaks less: Reticent 201. One who thinks only for oneself, a person who is selfish, self absorbed and self centered: Egoist 202. One who thinks only of himself: Egoist 203. One who thinks only of welfare of women: Feminist 204. One who works for free: Volunteer
List of one word substitutions start with alphabet P

205. People living at the same time: Contemporaries 206. People of noble families or the highest social class: Aristocracy 207. People who work together: Colleagues 208. Person who rides on horse-back: Equestrian 209. Persons living in the same age: Contemporaries 210. Practice of having one wife or husband: Monogamy 211. Practice of having several husbands: Polyandry 212. Practice of having several wives: Polygamy 213. Practice of having two wives or husbands: Bigamy
List of one word substitutions start with alphabet R

214. Recovering from illness: Convalescent 215. Remarks which do not ally apply to the subject under discussion: Irrelevant 216. Rule by the mob: Mobocracy
List of one word substitutions start with alphabet S

217. Science of coins or medals: Numismatics 218. Science of origin of universe: Cosmology 219. Somebody or something with the same name as somebody or something else: Namesake 219. Somebody who doesn: Vegetarian 220. Somebody who eats human flesh: Cannibal 221. Somebody who is considerably experienced in something: Veteran 222. Somebody who works or serves only for personal profit: Mercenary 223. Something said or done without preparation: Extempore 224. Something that cannot be corrected: Incorrigible 225. Something that cannot be imitated: Inimitable 226. Something that has been determined beforehand: Foregone 227. Something that is essential and cannot be dispensed with: Indispensable 228. Something that is quickly and easily set on fire and burned: Inflammable 229. Something that quickly catches fire: Inflammable 230. Spoken or done without preparation: Extempore 231. State of antagonism: Hostility 232. Statements open to more than interpretation: Ambiguous 233. Study of environment: Ecology 234. Systematic study of election trends: Psephology

List of one word substitutions start with alphabet T

235. That can be eaten: Edible 236. That cannot be altered or withdrawn: Irrevocable 237. That is prohibited by law: Illicit 238. That through which light can partly pass: Translucent 239. That through which light can pass: Transparent 240. That through which light cannot pass: Opaque 241. That which cannot be avoided: Inevitable 242. That which cannot be believed: Incredible 243. That which cannot be changed: Irrevocable 244. That which cannot be conquered: Invincible 245. That which cannot be cured: Incurable 246. That which cannot be defended: Indefensible 247. That which cannot be described: Indescribable 248. That which cannot be explained: Inexplicable 249. That which cannot be hurt: Invulnerable 250. That which cannot be imitated: Inimitable 251. That which cannot be noticed: Imperceptible 252. That which cannot be practiced: Impracticable 253. That which cannot be put into practice: Impracticable 254. That which cannot be read: Illegible 255. That which cannot be satisfied: Insatiable 256. That which cannot be seen: Invisible 257. That which does not bear the name of the writer: Anonymous 258. That which is against law: Illegal 259. That which is considered wrong or unacceptable by prevailing social standards: Illicit 260. That which is lawful: Legal 261. That which is not likely to happen: Improbable 262. That which is unlikely to happen: Improbable 263. The act of killing an infant: Infanticide 264. The action of looking back on past time: Introspection 265. The area over which an official has control: Jurisdiction 266. The branch of biology dealing with plant life: Botany 267. The custom of having more than one husband at a time: Polyandry 268. The custom of having more than one wife at a time: Polygamy 269. The first speech made by a person: Maiden 270. The killing of an infant: Infanticide 271. The life story of a man written by himself: Autobiography 272. The murder or murderer of one: Fratricide 273. The period between childhood and adulthood: Adolescence 274. The science which treats with life: Biology 275. To date before the true time: Antedate 276. To explain something mysterious or difficult: Elucidate 277. To free somebody from all blame: Exonerate 278. To give one: Delegate 279. To go down in value: Depreciate 280. To go from bad to worse: Deteriorate

281. To increase the gravity of an offence or the intensity of a disease: Aggravate 282. To increase the speed; to hasten the progress of: Accelerate 283. To lay special stress on: Emphasize 284. To rise in value: Appreciate 285. To root out an evil, disease: Eradicate 286. To take away some one: Disenfranchisement 287. To take somebody away by force and hold him or her prisoner, usually for ransom: Kidnap 289. To transfer one's authority to another: Delegate 290. To turn friends in enemies: Alienate 291. To write under a different name: Pseudonym
List of one word substitutions start with alphabet V

292. Very negative person: Pessimist 293. Violating the sanctity of a church: Sacrilege
List of one word substitutions start with alphabet W

294. Water fit for drinking: Potable 295. Without life: Inanimate 296. Without payment: Gratis 297. Words which have the same meaning: Synonyms 298. Words written on the tomb of a person: Epitaph 299. Work for which no salary is paid: Honorary 300. Worship of idols: Idolatry

301. One who destroys sacred religious images or One who attacks and seeks to overthrow traditional or popular ideas or institutions: Iconoclast 302. One who talks in his sleep: Somniloquy 303. One who talks in his sleep: Somnambulist