Important 60+ One Word Substitutions in English:- The one-word substitution is one of the very important topics for various competitive exams like SSC, CGL, Civil Service, Bank, and many more. So, you cannot avoid this lesson if you want to score a good mark in English Language and English Composition.
What is a one-word substitution?
Do not worry. The answer is very easy. One word substitution is the replacement of a group of words or a sentence with a single word without changing the exact meaning of the group of words.
In this article, you will find a list of 60+ important one-word substitutions which will definitely help you in the preparation for SSC, CGL, Civil Service, etc for the English Language & Comprehension Section.
So, here is a list of one-word substitutions related to persons in different fields. You should go through them all and memorize them carefully.
The type of questions you may face in the examination is given below:
Q. Among four alternatives choose the right one to replace the group words/ the sentence:
An unmarried woman
I. Bachelor
2. Spinster
3. Misogamist
4. Racist
# Answer: Option 2.
List of One-word substitutions denoting persons:
A lover of mankind – Altruist/ Philanthropist
One who does a thing for pleasure, not for the profession – Amateur
One who can use both hands easily – Ambidextrous
One who wants to destroy all governments, peace, and order – Anarchist
A person who has changed his faith – Apostate
A person appointed by two parties to solve a dispute – Arbitrator
A person leading an austere life – Ascetic
A person who does not believe in God – Atheist
A person unable to pay his debts – bankrupt/ Insolvent
One who is excessively enthusiastic in religious matters – Bigot/ Fanatic
An unconventional style of living – Bohemian
One who is bad in spelling – cacographist
One who eats human flesh – Cannibal
One who feeds on flesh – Carnivorous
A person who is blindly devoted to an idea – Chauvinist
A critical judge of any art and craft – Connoisseur
Persons living at the same time – Contemporaries
One who is recovering health after illness – Convalescent
A girl/ woman who flirts with men – coquette
A person who regards the whole world as his country – Cosmopolitan
One who is a centre of attraction – Cynosure
One who sneers at the beliefs of others – cynic
Polished and light-hearted person – Debonair
A man who is womanish in habit – Effeminate
A lover of oneself – Egoist
A person who often talks of his achievements is – Egotist
A person who leaves his country to settle in another country – Emigrant (Antonym-Immigrant)
A person who loves to eat and drink – Epicure
One who believes in fate – Fatalistic
One who works for the benefits of the woman – Feminist/Philogynist
One who escapes from justice – Fugitive (Absconding person)
Lover of good – Gourmand
A connoisseur(রসজ্ঞ ব্যক্তি) of food – Gourmand
A husband ruled by his wife – Henpecked
Person who acts against religion-Heretic
One that lives on herbs – Herbivores
One holding post without any salary – Honorary
A person considering himself to be superior in culture and intellect – Highbrow/Snob
One who is over-anxious for health – Hypochondriac
One who breaks images and tradition – Iconoclast
One who does not know reading and writing – Illiterate
One who pretends to be somebody else – Imposter
One does not tire easily – Indefatigable
One who does not express himself freely
One who makes journeys from one place to another – Itinerant
Too strong to be defeated – Invincible (Anto- Vincible)
One that cannot be harmed/wounded – Invulnerable
A person who leads an immoral life – Libertine (Syn- Lechery)
One who dies for a noble cause – Martyr
One who does something for the sake of money – Mercenary (in a bad sense)
One who hates mankind – Misanthrope(Philanthrope)
One who hates marriage – Misogamist
One hates knowledge – Misogynist (Anto- Bibliologist)
A person having the same name as another – Namesake
Lover of self – Narcissist
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One who is inexperienced – Novice/ Tyro
Collector of coins – Numismatist
One who eats everything – Omnivorous
A person who looks at the bright side of anything – Optimist
One who has no parents – Orphan
One who speaks many languages – Polyglot
One who hates war loves peace – Pacifist
One who does not care for art and literature – Philistine
A child born after the death of his father – Posthumous
One who is not sure about God’s existence – Agnostic
TOTAL =65
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