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ONE WORD SUBSTITUTION

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is the process to �nd a single word that describes the given de�nition or word phrase. This key-word suddenly dominates the whole
sentence. The meaning of the whole sentence automatically converts into a single word. Let us see with the help of some examples.

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A building where animals are butchered Abattoir

An act of abdicating or renouncing the throne Abdication

Do away with wholly Abolish

To increase the speed; to hasten the progress of Accelerate

That which falls to someone or something Accident

Liable to be called to account Accountable

The branch of physics concerned with the properties of sound Acoustics

One who calculates premium Actuary

The period between childhood and adulthood Adolescence

Indefinite period of time Aeon

Appreciation of beauty, by a set of principles Aesthetics

To increase the gravity of an offence or the intensity of a disease Aggravate

Some on who attacks first Aggressor

One who doubts the existence of god Agnostic

The medieval forerunner of chemistry Alchemy

To turn friends in enemies Alienate

A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one Allegory

The school or college one attends Alma Mater

An annual calendar that contains important dates and time Almanac

One who does something not professionally but for pleasure Amateur

One who can use either hand with ease Ambidextrous

Statements open to more than one interpretation Ambiguous

Having opposing feelings Ambivalent

To walk aimlessly Amble

A carriage for sick people Ambulance

General pardon for political offenders Amnesty

A cold blooded vertebrate animal that lives in the water and breathes using gills Amphibian

Someone or something out of time Anachronism

One who is out to subvert a government Anarchist

A state of disorder due to absence of authority Anarchy

A person who presents a radio/television programme Anchor

Madness or obsession with males Andromania

One who loves men Androphile

One who loves and admires the British Anglophile

A book written by an unknown author Anonymous

To date before the true time Antedate

One who studies the evolution of mankind Anthropologist

Strong, deep dislike Antipathy

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A word opposite in meaning to another Antonym

A collection of beehives Apiary

A place where bees are kept; a collection of beehives Apiary

A person who has changed his faith Apostate

To rise in value Appreciate

A building containing tanks of live fish of different species Aquarium

A person appointed by two parties to solve a dispute Arbitrator

Collection of historical documents or records about a place, person or thing Archives

A place or scene of activity, debate, or conflict Arena

Nobility powered government Aristocracy

A collection of weapons and military equipment Arsenal

A person who deliberately sets fire to a building Arsonist

One who leads an austere life Ascetic

A person who is trained to travel in a spacecraft Astronaut

An institution for the care of people who are mentally ill Asylum

One who does not believe in the existence of God Atheist

An assembly of hearers at a lecture or concert Audience

One who makes an official examination of accounts Auditor

The part of a theatre where people who are watching and listening sit Auditorium

Writing of one’s own life story Autobiography

Government by one absolutely Autocracy

Self-fertilization especially in plants Autogamy

A signature of a celebrity (signature of oneself) Autograph

A machine that functions by itself Automatic

A self-moving vehicle Automobile

Self-rule or control Autonomy

One who is greedy for money Avaricious

A cage made for birds Aviary

A structure on which abstractly defined structure is based Axiom

A large bundle bound for storage or transport Bale

A group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place Battery

Cut off the head Behead

The sound of Deers Bell

A nation or person engaged in war or conflict, as recognized by international law Belligerent

The sound of Alligators Bellow

A large gathering of people of a particular type Bevy

Someone who loves collecting books Bibliophile

Practice of having two wives or husbands Bigamy

One who has narrow and prejudiced religious views Bigot

Writing of one’s life story Biography

The science which treats with life Biology

An examination of tissue removed from a living body to discover the presence, cause or extent of a disease Biopsy

The action or offence of speaking sacrilegiously about God or sacred things; profane talk Blasphemy

Spartan snowstorms with uncontrollable winds Blizzard

An unconventional style of living Bohemian

Huge fire for celebration Bonfire

Dwarfed varieties of trees and shrubs in pots Bonsai

The branch of biology dealing with plant life Botany

An arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present Bouquet

Hard but liable to be easily broken Brittle

A family of young animals Brood

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Government by departments of state Bureaucracy

State official decision making government Bureaucratic

A hole or tunnel dug by a small animal Burrow

A group of things that have been hidden in a secret place Cache

The sound of Geese Cackle

One who is bad in spellings Cacographer

A person who writes beautiful writing Calligrapher

Somebody who eats human flesh Cannibal

A group of people, typically with vehicles or animals travelling together Caravan

Living on flesh Carnivorous

A person who draws or produces maps Cartographer

A place to play games and bet on them Casino

A list of books Catalogue

A closed political meeting Caucus

The sound of Crows Caw

One who is unmarried Celibate

A burial Ground Cemetery

Celebration of a hundredth year, once Centenary

A person employed to drive a private or hired car Chauffeur

A person who is blindly devoted to an idea/ a person displaying aggressive or exaggerated patriotism Chauvinist

A person who composes the sequence of steps and moves for a performance of dance Choreographer

A thing occurring again and again for a long time Chronic

The branch of biology concerned with cyclical physiological phenomena Chronobiology

An instrument which records short intervals of time Chronograph

The arrangement of events or dates in the order of their occurrence Chronology

A highly accurate timepiece Chronometer

To walk around a place especially in a ritual fashion Circumambulate

Talking around, a method of talking indirectly Circumlocution

Careful, cautious watch on surroundings Circumspect

A group of followers hired to applaud at a performance Claque

The sound of Dolphins Click

An exclusive circle of people with a common purpose Clique

A room in a public building where outdoor clothes or luggage may be left Cloakroom

The sound of Hens Cluck

When two things befall together Coincident

People who work together Colleagues

Informal, less grammatically rigid language Colloquial

A person who introduces the performers or contestants in a variety show Compere

Belonging or pertaining to an individual from birth Congenital

A group of worshippers Congregation

One who knows a lot about good food and wine Connoisseur

A series of stars Constellation

Perfectly, highly skilled reached the zenith of art Consummate

People living at the same time Contemporaries

One who is recovering from illness Convalescent

A Christian community of nuns living together under monastic vows Convent

A girl/woman who flirts with a man Coquette

A solemn procession, especially for a funeral Cortege

Science of origin of universe Cosmology

A person who regards the whole world as his country Cosmopolitan

The sound of Crickets Creak

Nursery where babies and young children are cared for during the working day Creche

One who easily believes others Credulous

A place where a dead person’s body is cremated Crematorium

The sound of Frogs Croak

A vigorous campaign for a cause Crusade

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A keeper or custodian of a museum or other collection Curator

One who sneers at the beliefs of others Cynic

One who is a centre of attraction Cynosure

A secret or disguised way of writing Cypher

The use of the fingers and hands to communicate and convey ideas Dactylology

A person having a sophisticated charm Debonair

A stoppered glass container into which wine or spirit is decanted Decanter

Trees whose leaves fall every autumn Deciduous

To transfer one’s authority to another Delegate

A leader who sways his followers by his oratory Demagogue

Government by the people Democracy

The study of statistics Demography

To go down in value Depreciate

To go from bad to worse Deteriorate

Government by two agencies Diarchy

A dabbler (not serious) in art, science and literature Dilettante

Morbid compulsion to keep on consuming alcohol Dipsomania

A large bedroom for a number of people in a school or institution Dormitory

A herd or flock of animals being driven in a body Drove

One who has strange habits Eccentric

Study of environment Ecology

A thing that is fit to be eaten Edible

A man who is womanish in his habits Effeminate

A person who boasts of one’s achievements Egotist

People who can vote in an election: Electorate

A poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead Elegy

One who is qualifies for election. Eligible

Expressive in the use of words Eloquent

To explain something mysterious or difficult Elucidate

Misappropriation of money Embezzlement

Someone who leaves one country to settle in another Emigrant

Mentally identifying oneself with other person or a thing Empathy

To lay special stress on Emphasize

Marriage within one’s own tribe Endogamy

Lasting for a very short time Ephemeral

One who is fond of sensuous pleasures Epicure

Inscription on a tombstone Epitaph

Person who rides on horse-back Equestrian

To root out an evil, disease Eradicate

Marriage outside one’s tribe Exogamy

To free somebody from all blame Exonerate

To send out of one’s native country Expatriate

A speech delivered without any previous preparation Extempore

Spoken or done without preparation Extempore

One who turns his thoughts outwards Extrovert

An exact copy Facsimile

One who is filled with excessive enthusiasm in religious matters Fanatic

A person difficult to please Fastidious

Anything that leads to death Fatal

One who believes in fate Fatalist

One who thinks only of welfare of women Feminist

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Killing of one’s son or daughter Filicide

A person who sells and arranges cut flowers Florist

A small fleet of ships or boats Flotilla

Destruction or abortion of a fetus Foeticide

Something that has been determined beforehand Foregone

Killing of one’s brother or sister Fratricide

Living on fruits Frugivorous

One who eat only fruits Fruitarian

One who runs away from justice Fugitive

A line of descent traced continuously from an ancestor Genealogy

Killing of a large group of people Genocide

A group governed by old people Gerontocracy

The sound of Monkeys Gibber

One who eats too much Glutton

A lover of good food Gourmand

One who has keen interest in food and drinks Gourmet

A storehouse for threshed grain Granary

High sounding pompous speech or writing Grandiloquent

Without payment Gratis

Fond of company Gregarious

A small growth of trees without underbrush Grove

The sound of Camels Grunt

One who is easily deceived Gullible

A place of exercising and training Gym

A room or building equipped for gymnastics, games, and other physical exercise Gymnasium

A community of people smaller than a village Hamlet

A large building with an extensive floor area, typically for housing aircraft Hangar

The therapeutic use of sunlight Heliotherapy

A person who is controlled by wife Henpeck

Of animals feeding on grass and plants Herbivorous

A group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals Herd

A person who acts against religion Heretic

People who have both male and female sexual organs Hermaphrodite

A person of intellectual or erudite tastes Highbrow

The remote regions of a country which are far away from the rivers Hinterland

The killing of a human being Homicide

The sound of Penguins Honk

Work for which no salary is paid Honorary

The sound of Owls Hoot

A large group of people Horde

The art or practice of garden cultivation and management Horticulture

State of antagonism Hostility

One who feels sympathetic towards human beings Humanitarian

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

A box or cage, typically with a wire mesh front, for keeping rabbits or other small domesticated animals Hutch

A patient with imaginary symptoms and ailments Hypochondriac

One who pretends to be what he is not Hypocrite

One who is violently against established beliefs and traditions Iconoclast

Someone who attacks cherished ideas or traditional institutions Iconoclast

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Worship of idols Idolatry

That which is against law Illegal

A handwriting that cannot be read Illegible

That is prohibited by law Illicit

Complex situation or a mix-up Imbroglio

One who lives in a foreign country Immigrant

Who behaves without moral principles Immoral

That which cannot be noticed Imperceptible

Incapable of being seized by attack Impregnable

A person who is incapable of being tampered with Impregnable

That which is unlikely to happen Improbable

Without life Inanimate

A sound that cannot be heard Inaudible

That which falls upon, befalls, happens Incident

One who cannot be corrected Incorrigible

That which cannot be believed Incredible

That which cannot be cured Incurable

One incapable of being tired Indefatigable

That which cannot be defended Indefensible

Making marks that cannot be removed Indelible

Something that is essential and cannot be dispensed with Indispensable

That which cannot be avoided Inevitable

Certain to happen Inevitable

That which cannot be explained Inexplicable

One who does not make mistakes Infallible

The killing of a new born child Infanticide

A place in a large institution for the care of those who are ill Infirmary

Something that is quickly and easily set on fire and burned Inflammable

Something that cannot be imitated Inimitable

That which cannot be satisfied Insatiable

Incapable of being dissolved in a liquid Insoluble

One who is unable to pay his debts Insolvent

To examine carefully Inspect

One who takes part in dialogue or conversation Interlocutor

Burial of a corpse in a grave or tomb Interment

One who dies without a Will Intestate

One who exhibits courage or fearlessness Intrepid

Examine one’s motives or look inwards Introspect

The action of looking back on past time Introspection

One who does not express himself freely Introvert

One who supervises in the examination hall Invigilator

That which cannot be conquered Invincible

A thing that cannot be seen with human eyes Invisible

That which cannot be hurt Invulnerable

Remarks which do not apply to the subject under discussion Irrelevant

That cannot be altered or withdrawn Irrevocable

The area over which an official has control Jurisdiction

The theory or philosophy of law Jurisprudence

A small shelter for a dog Kennel

Morbid compulsion to steal Kleptomania

Few words packed with meaning, concise Laconic

A place where wild animal live Lair

That which is lawful Legal

A person who compiles dictionaries Lexicographer

One who loves to speak Loquacious

A person who is mentally ill Lunatic

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Generous, forgiving talk Magniloquent

The first speech made by a person Maiden

Madness with obsession with something Mania

Handwritten book Manuscript

One who demands strict conformity to rules Martinet

The rule or control of mother Matriarchy

The killing of a mother Matricide

Related to marriage Matrimony

Belonging to the Middle Ages Medieval

Morbid delusion of power, importance or godliness Megalomania

A collection of wild animals kept in captivity for exhibition Menagerie

One who can do anything for money Mercenary

A place where coins, medals, or tokens are made Mint

One who hates men Misandrist

One who hates mankind Misanthrope

One who hates marriage Misogamist

One who hates women Misogynist

Violation or misuse of power Misusage

Rule by the mob Mobocracy

Government by one person (royal) Monarchy

A building or buildings occupied by a community of monks living under religious vows Monastery

Practice of having one wife or husband Monogamy

Person with one-track mind Monomania

One who believes in the theory of only one God Monotheist

The sound of Cattle Moo

A place where bodies are kept for identification Morgue

A room or building in which dead bodies are kept Mortuary

Ordinary and Dull Mundane

A place where objects are exhibited Museum

Compulsion to tell lies Mythomania

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

Someone in love with himself Narcissist

A person who loves himself the most Narcissist

The sound of Horses Neigh

Inexperienced people governing a state or a region Neocracy

One who is a newcomer Neophyte

One who walks at night Noctambulist

A sentimental memory of the past Nostalgia

Well known for bad qualities Notorious

One who is new to a trade or profession Novice

Science of coins or medals Numismatics

One who collect coins as hobby Numismatist

Morbid, uncontrollable desire on the part of a woman Nymphomania

A news article that reports the recent death of a person Obituary

A thing no longer in use Obsolete

That which falls on the western countries Occidental

The scientific study of the structure and diseases of teeth Odontology

Government by a few powerful people Oligarchy

Book containing all the published work of an author Omnibus

Capable of moving in all directions Omnidirectional

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One who is all powerful Omnipotent

One who is present everywhere Omnipresent

A person who knows everything Omniscient

One who eats all kinds of food Omnivorous

That through which light cannot pass Opaque

One who looks on the bright side of things Optimist

A piece of enclosed land planted with fruit trees Orchard

A solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases Panacea

A doctrine which identifies God with the universe Pantheism

One who believes that God is union of all forces of the universe Pantheist

Killing of a parent or other near relative Parricide

A system of governing a country suggesting a father-child relation Paternalism

Fatherhood Paternity

Something or someone makes you feel deep sadness or pity Pathetic

A father-like figure Patriarch

A system ruled or controlled by men Patriarchy

The killing of a father Patricide

An inheritance from father Patrimony

One who loves his country Patriot

A name framed after father’s name Patronymic

One who has no money Pauper

Excessively concerned with minor details or rules Pedantic

One who goes on foot Pedestrian

A baby carriage Perambulator

One who looks on the dark side of things Pessimist

The branch of science concerned with the origin, structure and composition of rocks Petrology

One who loves without seriousness Philanderer

A lover of mankind Philanthropist

Love for mankind Philanthropy

One who does not care for art, literature etc. Philistine

A person who likes or admires women Philogynist

Fondness towards women Philogyny

One who loves wisdom (hence pursues it) Philosopher

Written by light Photograph

The sound of Nightingales Pipe

Living on fish Piscivorous

Copying someone else’s work and trying to submit as your own Plagiarism

One who copies from other writers Plagiarist

An optical device for projecting various celestial images and effects Planetarium

Government governed by wealth Plutocracy

A place for feet or speaker’s platform Podium

Practice of having several husbands Polyandry

The custom of having more than one wife at a time Polygamy

One who knows many languages Polyglot

One who believes in many Gods Polytheist

A temporary police force Posse

A book published after the death of its author Posthumous

Medical examination of a dead body Postmortem

Water fit for drinking Potable

Safe to drink Potable

Walk before hand or an introductory statement Preamble

An animal who preys on other animals Predator

A forward look or a view into future Prospect

One who studies the elections and trends in voting Psephologist

Systematic study of election trends Psephology

To write under a different name Pseudonym

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Morbid compulsion to start a fire Pyromania

The sound of Ducks Quack

One who is extravagantly romantic, chivalrous and impractical Quixotic

One who presents a radio Programme Radio Jockey

A person who lives in solitude Recluse

Emblem of Royalty Regalia

The killing of a king Regicide

Make someone feel young Rejuvenate

Not showing enough care and attention Remiss

A large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply Reservoir

One who speaks less Reticent

A backward look or a view into the past Retrospect

The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing Rhetoric

Violating the sanctity of a church Sacrilege

One who helps others Good Samaritan

A room or building for sick children in a boarding school Sanatorium

Morbid, uncontrollable desire on the part of a man Satyromania

The sound of Parrots Screech

An artist who makes sculptures. Sculptor

Government not concerned with religious activities Secular

A close-fitting cover for the blade of a knife or sword Sheath

A large number of fish swimming together Shoal

An office with high salary but no work Sinecure

A place for sun to enter where one can sunbath Solarium

A speech to oneself, alone Soliloquy

One who walks in sleep Somnambulist

One who talks while sleeping Somniloquist

The killing of one’s sister Sororicide

A thing that is kept as a reminder of a person, place, or event Souvenir

The sound of Rats Squeak

One who is indifferent to pleasure or pain Stoic

Government by military class Stratocracy

The killing of oneself Suicide

Excessive love for one’s country Super patriotism

A doubtful look or examination of one’s motives Suspect

One who is a boot licker, flatterer Sycophant

Simultaneously affected by similar feelings Sympathy

Make to happen at the same time Synchronize

Words which have the same meaning Synonyms

A place where animal hides are tanned Tannery

One who doesn’t consume alcohol Teetotaler

A written message from far off place Telegraph

A scolding nagging bad-tempered woman Termagant

One who believes in God Theist

Government by divine guidance Theocracy

Battle among the Gods Theomachy

Religious madness Theomania

A strong and fast-moving stream of water or other liquid Torrent

That through which light can partly pass Translucent

That through which light can pass Transparent

The sound of Elephants Trumpet

One who changes sides Turncoat

The sound of Birds Twitter

An imaginary society free from crimes and poverty Utopia

The killing of one’s wife Uxoricide

A person who shows a great or excessive fondness for one’s wife Uxorious

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One who always thinks himself to be ill Valetudinarian

One who damages public property Vandal

One who eats no animal flesh Vegetarian

Denoting a sin that is not regarded as depriving the soul of divine grace Venial

One who can throw his voice Ventriloquist

Exact use of words that were being used originally Verbatim

Somebody who is considerably experienced in something Veteran

A shrewish loud-mouthed female Virago

One who possesses outstanding technical ability in a particular art or field Virtuoso

One who works for free Volunteer

A large, tall cupboard in which clothes may be hung or stored Wardrobe

The sound of Mosquitoes Whine

The scientific study of the behaviour, structure, physiology, classification and distribution of animals Zoology

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