200 One Word Substitution For Competitive Exams

Here is the List of One Word Substitution from which 1-2 question is asked in various competitive
exam of India like Bank, Insurance, SSC, Railway and other Government Exams like SBI PO, SBI
Clerk, LIC AAO, SSC-CGL, SSC CPO, SSC CHSL, RRB JE, RRB ALP, etc. So, we have provided you
List of One Word Substitutions in English here. Therefore it becomes very important for all the
candidates. Read these important one word substitute & be able to score good marks in English paper
of your next competitive exam.

List of important 200 One Word Substitution in English

Phrase Word

A book written by an unknown author Anonymous

A medicine that prevents decomposing Antiseptic

Life story of a man written by himself Autobiography

Liable to be called to account Accountable

Government by the nobles Aristocracy

Having opposing feelings Ambivalent

Do away with wholly Abolish

General pardon for political offenders Amnesty

Absence of government Anarchy

A word opposite in meaning to another Antonym

An absolute government by one man Autocracy

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 An assembly of hearers at a lecture or concert Audience

A study of man Anthropology

A study of ancient things Archaeology

A person extremely desirous of money Avaricious

One who calculates premium Actuary

One who does not believe in the existence of God Atheist

A person who can use both hands equally well Ambidextrous

One who does something not professionally but for pleasure Amateur

One who doubts the existence of god Agnostic

People of noble families or the highest social class Aristocracy

One who is out to subvert a government Anarchist

One who makes an official examination of accounts Auditor

A land animal that breeds in water Amphibian

A person appointed by parties to settle the disputes between them Arbitrator

A medicine to counteract the effect of another medicine Antidote

A sentence whose meaning is unclear Ambiguous

A place where weapons and ammunitions are stored Arsenal

A shortened form of a word or phrase Abbreviation

To rise in value Appreciate

To turn friends in enemies Alienate

Hard but liable to be easily broken Brittle

One who has narrow and prejudiced religious views Bigot

A member of the middle class Bourgeois

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 One who loves books Bibliophile

One who can speak two languages Bilingual

Life story of a man written by other Biography

Government by the officials Bureaucracy

Cut off the head Behead

A person who speaks two languages Bilingual

The branch of biology dealing with plant life Botany

A life history written by somebody else Biography

A great lover of books Bibliophile

Practice of having two wives or husbands Bigamy

One who can make himself at home in all countries Cosmopolitan

Recovering from illness Convalescent

Persons living in the same age Contemporaries

A man devoid of kind feeling and sympathy Callous

A person who easily believes whatever is told to him Credulous

Men living in the same age Contemporary

A man or animal that feeds on its own species Cannibal

Animals feeding on flesh Carnivorous

Science of origin of universe Cosmology

One who is unmarried Celibate

A person who is above hundred years Centenarian

A citizen of the world Cosmopolite

A list of names, books etc. Catalogue

People who work together Colleagues

Belonging or pertaining to an individual from birth Congenital

Celebration of a hundredth year, once Centenary

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 Government by the people Democracy

To take away some one Disenfranchisement

A game in which no one wins Draw

A study of derivation of words Etymology

A contagious disease which spreads over a huge area Epidemic

A person who always thinks of himself; somebody who is selfish or self-centered Egotist

A speech delivered without any previous preparation Extempore

A study of races Ethnology

A thing that is fit to be eaten Edible

A man showing feminine attributes Effeminate

Study of environment Ecology

Misappropriation of money Embezzlement

Inscription on a tombstone Epitaph

Free somebody from blame or guilt Exonerate

A person who rides on horse-back Equestrian

One who is not easily pleased Fastidious

One who is fond of sensuous pleasures Epicure

One who has strange habits Eccentric

One who is qualifies for election Eligible

One who thinks only of himself Egoist

To root out an evil, disease Eradicate

A person who believes in fate Fatalist

Murder of an brother Fratricide

Anything that leads to death Fatal

An exact copy Facsimile

A person who believes that all events are pre-determined Fatalist

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 A man who has too much enthusiasm for his own religion Fanatic

Animals living in flocks Gregarious

A medicine that kills germs Germicide

One who eats too much Glutton

One who is easily deceived Gullible

A grass eating animal Herbivorous

Assembly or parliament in which no party has got clear majority Hung

A place for housing aeroplanes Hangar

A position for which no salary is paid Honorary

One who pretends to be what he is not Hypocrite

One who feels sympathetic towards human beings Humanitarian

A vehicle which is used to carry a dead body Hearse

Murder of a human being Homicide

A handwriting that cannot be read Illegible

Without life Inanimate

That which cannot be satisfied Insatiable

That cannot be erased Indelible

One who does not make mistakes Infallible

One who cannot be corrected Incorrigible

One who doesn’t know how to read and write Illiterate

That which cannot be put into practice Impracticable

One who is unable to pay his debts Insolvent

A loss of damage that cannot be compensated Irreparable

A person who remains unmoved and unaffected by other people’s opinions,

Impervious
suggestions

A person’s peculiar habit Idiosyncrasy

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 A statement which cannot be understood Incomprehensible

A sound that cannot be heard Inaudible

Incapable of being seized by attack Impregnable

Looking into one Introspection

Not applicable Irrelevant

Murder of an infant Infanticide

One who dies without a Will Intestate

One incapable of being tired Indefatigable

A man who is easily irritated Irritable

A thing that cannot be seen with human eyes Invisible

Incapable of being dissolved in a liquid Insoluble

That which cannot be changed Irrevocable

That which cannot be defended Indefensible

That which cannot be believed Incredible

Soldiers Who Fight On Foot Infantry

Something that cannot be imitated Inimitable

One who lives in a foreign country Immigrant

Something that quickly catches fire Inflammable

Worship of idols Idolatry

That is prohibited by law Illicit

That which cannot be noticed Imperceptible

That which cannot be conquered Invincible

To take somebody away by force and hold him or her prisoner, usually for
Kidnap
ransom

A Place OF Dog Kennel

one, who cuts precious stones Lapidist

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 A cinema show which is held in the afternoon Matinee

Hater of mankind Misanthropist

Handwritten book Manuscript

One who can do anything for money Mercenary

Murder of a mother Matricide

A Place Where Coins Are Made Mint

Belonging to the Middle Ages Medieval

A person who hates women Misogynist

A Government by a king or queen Monarchy

Rule by the mob Mobocracy

A place where dead bodies are kept for identification Morgue

One who hates mankind Misanthrope

A person who speak many languages Multilingual

Practice of having one wife or husband Monogamy

A person with an evil reputation Notorious

One who is a newcomer Neophyte

Somebody or something with the same name as somebody or something else Namesake

One who is new to a trade or profession Novice

Science of coins or medals Numismatics

A Government by the few Oligarchy

A study of birds Ornithology

All-powerful; possessing complete power and authority Omnipotent

That through which light cannot pass Opaque

A thing no longer in use Obsolete

An animal or a human being that eats any kind of food Omnivorous

A place where orphans live Orphanage

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 A person who knows everything Omniscient

One who looks on the bright side of things Optimist

One who is present everywhere Omnipresent

A book published after the death of its author Posthumas

One who copies from other writers Plagiarist

One who does not care for art, literature etc Philistine

One who has no money Pauper

Practice of having several wives Polygamy

Practice of having several husbands Polyandry

A remedy for all diseases Panacea

Systematic study of election trends Psephology

One who looks on the dark side of things Pessimist

One who loves mankind Philanthropist

One who knows many languages Polyglot

Murder of a father Patricide

Medical examination of a dead body Postmortem

A supposed cure for all diseases or problems Panacea

A study of the body Physiology

An animal who preys on other animals Predator

A short message added on to the end of a letter after the signature Postscript

A person who travels on foot Pedestrian

A Government by the rich Plutocracy

Murder of the king Regicide

Murder of self Suicide

One who helps others Good Samaritan

One who is indifferent to pleasure or pain Stoic

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 An office with high salary but no work Sinecure

A person who imports or exports goods into or from a country secretly because
Smuggler
they are illegal

A drug or other substance that induces sleep Soporific

One who changes sides Turncoat

One who believes in God Theist

That through which light can partly pass Translucent

One who damages public property Vandal

A pardonable offense Venial

One who always thinks himself to be ill Valetudinarian

Somebody who doesn Vegetarian

Somebody who is considerably experienced in something Veteran

A study of animals Zoology

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