100 One Word Substitution – English Learning

English Language section is an important and high scoring sections of all the Bank, Insurance, SSC, Railway and other Government Exams like SBI PO, SBI Clerk, LIC AAO, SSCCGL, SSC CPO, SSC CHSL, RRB JE, RRB ALP, etc.

In all the Bank and Government exams, every mark counts and even 1 mark can be the difference between success and failure. Therefore, to help you get these important marks we also have created a list of 500 Important One Word
Substitutions.

Hence it becomes very important for all the candidates to be aware about all the important One Word Substitutions.

For the soundness of the language, the seriousness of the expressions and the agile style, it is necessary that the writer should exercise restraint in the use of words (phrases), so that he can express the detailed thoughts or feelings in just one word.

Example – The word ‘widow’ would be good in place of the word group ‘Woman whose husband is dead’.

Below is the list of top 100 important one word substitution list:

1. A bicycle for two or more people – Tandem
2. A body of persons appointed to hear evidence or judge and give their verdict (decision) – Jury
3. A brief or a short stay at a place – Sojourn
4. A broad road bordered with trees – Boulevard
5. A building in which aircraft are housed – Hanger
6. A building where an audience sits – Auditorium
7. A child born after death of his father – Posthumous
8. A collection of slaves – Coffle
9. A decorative ring of flowers and leaves – Wreath
10. A den for small animals – Hutch
11. A disease that affects a large number of people in an area at the same time – Epidemic
12. A disease which is spread by direct contact – Contagious
13. A doctor who specializes in the eye diseases of the eyes – Ophthalmologist
14. A doctor who treats children – Paediatrician
15. A dramatic performance – Masque
16. A drawing on transparent paper – Transparency
17. A figure of speech by which a thing is spoken of as being that which it only resembles – Simile
18. A fixed orbit in space in relation to earth – Geo-stationary
19. A former student of a school, college or university – Alumnus
20. A four footed animal – Quadruped
21. A four-wheeled carriage for a baby, pushed by a person on foot – Pram
22. A game in which no one wins – Draw
23. A general pardon of offenders – Amnesty
24. A geometrical figure with eight sides – Octagon
25. A government by officials – Bureaucracy
26. A group of girls – Bevy
27. A group of three powerful people – Triumvirate
28. A guide-post pointing out the way for a place – finger-post
29. A heavy continuous fall of rain – Downpour
30. A humorous drawing dealing with current events or politics – Cartoon
31. A jocular person who is full of amusing anecdotes – Wag
32. A large number of fish swimming together – Shoal
33. A large sleeping-room with many beds – Dormitory
34. A light sailing boat built specially for racing – Yacht
35. A list of books and writings of one author or one subject – Bibliography
36. A list of books available in a library – Catalogue
37. A list of passengers and luggage – Waybill
38. A low-area storm with high winds rotating about a centre of low atmospheric pressure – Cyclone
39. A man having no hair on scalp – Bald
40. A man of lax moral – Licentious
41. A man who does not know how to read or write – Illiterate
42. A man who knows a lot about things like food, music and art – Connoisseur
43. A man who waste his money on luxury – Extravagant
44. A man with abnormal habits – Eccentric
45. A medicine to nullify the effect of poison – Antidote
46. A method which never fails – Infallible
47. A mild or indirect expression substituted for an offensive or harsh one – Euphemism
48. A mournful poem or a song – Elegy
49. A narrow stretch of land connecting two large bodies of land – Isthmus
50. A notice of a person’s death – Obituary
51. A number of stars grouped together – Constellation
52. A paper written by hand – Manuscript
53. A part of a word that can be pronounced separately – Syllable
54. A person coming to a foreign land to settle there – Immigrant
55. A person devoted to sensual enjoyment, especially that derived from fine food and drink – Epicurean
56. A person eighty years of age – Octogenarian
57. A person in a vehicle or on horseback escorting another vehicle – Outrider
58. A person interested in collecting, studying and selling of old things – Antiquarian
59. A person interested in reading books and nothing else – Book-worm
60. A person not sure of the existence of God – Agnostic
61. A person of good understanding knowledge and reasoning power – Intellectual
62. A person who believes that only selfishness motivates human actions – Cynic
63. A person who breaks into houses in order to steal – Burglar
64. A person who brings goods illegally into the country – Smuggler
65. A person who devotes his/her life for the welfare of others – Altruist
66. A person who does not believe in any religion – Pagan
67. A person who gambles or bets – Punter
68. A person who helps even a stranger in difficulty – Samaritan
69. A person who insists on something – Stickler
70. A person who is always hopeful and looks upon the brighter side of things – Optimist
71. A person who is fluent in two languages – Bilingual
72. A person who is greatly respected because of wisdom – Venerable
73. A person who is killed because of their religious or other beliefs – Martyr
74. A person who is skilled in horsemanship – Equestrian
75. A person who is unable to pay debts – Insolvent
76. A person who is well known in an unfavourable way – Notorious
77. A person who is working in the same institution – Colleague
78. A person who kills somebody especially for political reasons – Assassin
79. A person who knows many foreign languages – Linguist
80. A person who lives by himself – Recluse
81. A person who loves mankind – Philanthropist
82. A person who never takes alcoholic drinks – Teetotaller
83. A person who opposes war or use of military force – Pacifist
84. A person who pretends to be what he is not – Imposter
85. A person who supports or speaks in favour of something – Advocate
86. A person who thinks only about himself and not about others needs – Egocentric
87. A person who travels to a sacred place as an act of religious devotion – Pilgrim
88. A person who tries to deceive people by claiming to be able to do wonderful things – Trickster
89. A person who writes decoratively – Calligrapher
90. A person with a long experience of any occupation – Veteran
91. A person without training or experience in a skill or subject – Novice
92. A person worship only one God – Monotheist
93. A person’s peculiar habit – Idiosyncrasy
94. A picture of a person or a thing drawn in such a highly exaggerated manner to cause a laughter – Caricature
95. A place of good climate for invalids – Sanatorium
96. A place of permanent residence – Domicile
97. A place where all religions are honoured – Secular
98. A place where bees are kept – Apiary
99. A place where birds are kept – Aviary
100. A place where clothes are kept – Wardrobe

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