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