Study-related One Word Substitution with Examples
1. Study of Stars- One Word Substitution: Astronomy
- Example: I love this book on Astronomy.
2. Study of statistics is known as
- One Word Substitution: Demography
- Example: The demography of the whole town’s population has been mapped.
3. The study of ancient writing and scriptures
- One Word Substitution: Paleography
- Example: These three university professors have been immersed in the research and study of Paleography for over a decade.
4. The study of rocks and soil
- One Word Substitution: Geology
- Example: My Geology homework is not going to be completed by the final submission date.
5. The ancient search for a universal panacea, and of the philosopher’s stone. The medieval version of the study of Chemistry
- One Word Substitution: Alchemy
- Example: The magician wanted to learn Alchemy to master some ancient spells.
6. The study of evolution of mankind
- One Word Substitution: Anthropology
- Example: Anthropological research helps us trace our civilization.
7. The study of Human Mind
- One Word Substitution: Psychology
- Example: I am really interested in studying Psychology and how the mind works.
8. The practice of writing dictionaries
- One Word Substitution: Lexicography
- Example: She works in the Lexicography department of the publishing house.
9. The study of plants
- One Word Substitution: Botany
- Example: Her interests in plants motivated her to pursue this course in Botany.
10. The study of rocks and soils
- One Word Substitution: Geology
- Example: Do I need to study Geology before going rock climbing?
11. The study of languages
- One Word Substitution: Philology
- Example: How many languages does Philology covers?
Group/Collection-related One Word Substitution
1. A group of sheep- One Word Substitution: Flock
- Example: I saw a shepherd down the hill with a flock of sheep.
2. A family of young animals
- One Word Substitution: Brood
- Example: Mr. Styles like spending hours bathing the brood of horses in the stable.
3. A number of people travelling together in a big van or jeep
- One Word Substitution: Caravan
- Example: A caravan of hippies just passed by.
4. A series of stars
- One Word Substitution: Constellation
- Example: This constellation looks like a burger!
5. A large group of people
- One Word Substitution: Horde
- Example: A horde of college students were gathered around the voting booth.
6. A temporary police force
- One Word Substitution: Posse
- Example: Jake went to arrest the criminal with his posse.
7. A group of cattle or sheep
- One Word Substitution: Herd
- Example: Keep your herd of cows in the backyard.
8. A number of fish swimming together
- One Word Substitution: Shoal
- Example: I saw a shoal of mackerel on that side of the river.
9. A group of worshippers
- One Word Substitution: Congregation
- Example: The congregation will happen at St. Mary’s Church at 4pm tomorrow.
Person/People-related One Word Substitution
1. The one who loves mankind- One Word Substitution: Philanthropist
- Example: He became a renowned philanthropist after joining Buddhism.
2. The one who looks at the brighter side of everything
- One Word Substitution: Optimist
- Example: Louis has always been the biggest optimistic person I know.
3. The one who looks at the negative/dark side of everything.
- One Word Substitution: Pessimist
- Example: I am always on the edge of becoming a total pessimist.
4. The one who does not believe in God.
- One Word Substitution: Atheist
- Example: I am neither an Atheist nor a religious person.
5. The one who eats human flesh
- One Word Substitution: Cannibal
- Example: The police caught these cannibals from the jungle.
6. Someone who regards the world as their country
- One Word Substitution: Cosmopolitan
- Example: Globalisation will give rise to more cosmopolitans.
7. The one who loves good food and knows a lot about it
- One Word Substitution: Gourmet
- Example: I could have been a Gourmet if I liked spicy food!
8. Someone who lives in solitude
- One Word Substitution: Recluse
- Example: I want to become a recluse after I retire.
9. Someone who speaks more than one language
- One Word Substitution: Polyglot
- Example: I took up Turkish to become a Polyglot.
10. A person who boasts of one’s achievements
- One Word Substitution: Egotist
- Example: She saw him as a thoughtless egotist.
11. People who can vote in an election
- One Word Substitution: Electorate
- Example: Last year’s electorate comprised of many first-time voters.
12. A person who loves himself the most
- One Word Substitution: Narcissist
- Example: John is a narcissist and will never love anyone else but himself.
13. A person who draws maps
- One Word Substitution: Cartographer
- Example: A cartographer can help you find the right way through a complex forest land through his mastery of maps.
14. A person who abandons his religion
- One Word Substitution: Apostate
- Example: Watching his daughter die of cancer made Steve become an apostate.
15. A person was appointed to settle a dispute between two parties
- One Word Substitution: Arbitrator
- Example: In their final judgement, the jury presented that it is necessary for the parties to have an arbitrator to reach mutual consent.
16. The one who knows everything
- One Word Substitution: Omniscient
- Example: He is such a know-it-all but he is not an omniscient.
17. The one who is all powerful
- One Word Substitution: Omnipotent
- Example: We often stereotype a superhero as an Omnipotent but it’s important to have some flaws to make them human.
18. The one who is present everything
- One Word Substitution: Omnipresent
- Example: Technology has become synonymous with omnipresent nowadays.
19. Someone who is eighty years old.
- One Word Substitution: Octogenarian
- Example: My grandpa is an octogenarian.
20. The one who settles in another country.
- One Word Substitution: Immigrant
- Example: It isn’t easy being an immigrant in the USA.
21. Someone who cares about mankind.
- One Word Substitution: Humanitarian
- Example: She is known for her humanitarian efforts.
Profession-related One Word Substitution
1. Someone trained to travel and operate a spacecraft. - One Word Substitution: Astronaut
- Example: Kalpana Chawla is one of the greatest women astronauts.
2. The one who makes maps or charts
- One Word Substitution: Cartographer
- Example: We need a cartographer to decode these cryptic maps.
3. Someone who sells or grows flowers or studies or writes about flowers.
- One Word Substitution: Florist
- Example: Harry is my favorite florist and I like how he gives unique facts about what every flower symbolises.
4. Someone with a beautiful handwriting
- One Word Substitution: Calligrapher
- Example: I started as a calligrapher and then became a tattoo artist.
5. The supervising person during an examination
- One Word Substitution: Invigilator
- Example: The invigilator is too lazy to even check the students in the back.
6. Someone who presents or hosts a radio show
- One Word Substitution: Radio Jockey
- Example: A radio jockey needs to have brilliant communication skills.
7. Someone who choreographs dances attuning certain sequences of steps and movements along music
- One Word Substitution: Choreographer
- Example: Can you find me a wedding choreographer?
8. Someone who is the custodian or the keeper of a museum
- One Word Substitution: Curator
- Example: I like being a curator as I get to meet artists from different parts of the world.
9. A person who doesn’t like humankind devoids himself of human society
- One Word Substitution: Misanthrope
- Example: Grinch wasn’t the mean-spirited misanthrope most of us took him to be.
10. A person who collects coins as a hobby
- One Word Substitution: Numismatist
- Example: As a Numismatist, I have a huge collection of currencies from almost all the countries around the world.
11. Someone employed to drive a hired car
- One Word Substitution: Chauffeur
- Example: The chauffeur will come by 4 pm to the venue.
12. Someone who walks by foot.
- One Word Substitution: Pedestrian
- Example: This side of the road is for Pedestrians.
13. Someone who is reserved and shy.
- One Word Substitution: Introvert
- Example: I like being an introvert and I am happy with a small social circle.
Terms-related One Word Substitution
1. Indefinite period of time- One Word Substitution: Aeon
- Example: Those days became boring, aeon and too long to pass.
2. Appreciation of beauty, by a set of principles.
- One Word Substitution: Aesthetics
- Example: I found this website quite appealing especially because of its aesthetics
3. Spartan snowstorms with uncontrollable winds
- One Word Substitution: Blizzard
- Example: On our way back to the hotel, we got caught in a blizzard.
4. An eccentric manner of living
- One Word Substitution: Bohemian
- Example: She felt embarrassed when her friends made fun of her bohemian clothing.
5. Huge fire for celebration
- One Word Substitution: Bonfire
- Example: The campers spent their night by the bonfire.
6. Dwarfed varieties of trees and shrubs in pots
- One Word Substitution: Bonsai
- Example: Her room was filled with bonsai plants.
7. The remote regions of a country which are far away from the rivers
- One Word Substitution: Hinterland
- Example: Her cottage was situated in a hinterland deprived of any beautiful scenery.
8. Complex situation or a mix-up
- One Word Substitution: Imbroglio
- Example: The romantic imbroglio happened when he met my landlords assuming they were my parents.
9. Make someone feel young
- One Word Substitution: Rejuvenate
- Example: This exfoliating scrub can completely rejuvenate your skin.
10. Not showing enough care and attention
- One Word Substitution: Remiss
- Example: I realised that she was totally remiss in finishing her daily tasks.
11. A shelter for a Dog
- One Word Substitution: Kennel
- Example: Our new pup spent all his day hiding inside the kennel.
12. Where wild animals live
- One Word Substitution: Lair
- Example: I found a hidden lair in the forest but was too afraid to go inside it.
13. A place where coins are made
- One Word Substitution: Mint
- Example: This industrial facility is actually a mint which manufactures coins.
14. Ordinary and Dull
- One Word Substitution: Mundane
- Example: I am bored with the mundane life of the quarantined days.
15. Published after someone’s death
- One Word Substitution: Posthumous
- Example: Mr Smith’s posthumous works brought him an immense number of accolades.
16. The profession of teaching or the approach or style of teaching
- One Word Substitution: Pedagogy
- Example: It was his unique approach to pedagogy that made him every student’s favourite.
17. The symbols of royalty
- One Word Substitution: Regalia
- Example: The queen was adorned in full regalia.
18. A political system solely based on the government of men by God
- One Word Substitution: Thearchy
- Example: The village was ruled by the system of thearchy.
19. A person promises to tell the truth in court
- One Word Substitution: Oath
- Example: I couldn’t disrespect the oath and thus revealed everything.
20. Beginning to exist and evolve
- One Word Substitution: Nascent
- Example: Biotechnology bloomed from a nascent sector to a booming industry.
21. Ethically good behaviour one has
- One Word Substitution: Virtue
- Example: Patience is seen as the virtue of a man.
22. Humour that describes the weaknesses
- One Word Substitution: Satire
- Example: Ghasiram Kotwal is an incredibly written satire on the political scenario of Maharashtra in the early 20th century.
23. Changing the direction of one’s path suddenly
- One Word Substitution: Veer
- Example: He veered the car in the other direction as the deer came in the way.
24. Enjoy something for an extended time
- One Word Substitution: Savour
- Example: Don’t forget to savour this delectable wine!
25. Someone who is wrongly blamed for things that others have done
- One Word Substitution: Scapegoat
- Example: They used him as a scapegoat to accuse him of the whole conspiracy
26. Space where animal hides are tanned
- One Word Substitution: Tannery
- Example: The leather for this coat has been skinned in the tannery.
27. Determined to achieve something
- One Word Substitution: Tenacious
- Example: She was tenacious enough to chase after her dream of becoming a film actor.
28. The sound of Parrots
- One Word Substitution: Screech
- Example: I woke up to the screeching of birds by the window.
29. Using a word or name that is inappropriate
- One Word Substitution: Misnomer
- Example: It’s quite a misnomer to call it a victory since he scored the lowest marks in the test.
30. A government that has a monarch as the head
- One Word Substitution: Monarchy
- Example: With a king ruling the country, the Monarchy is different from a democracy.
31. The sound of Camels
- One Word Substitution: Grunt
- Example: In the vastness of the desert, the only sound you can hear is the constant grunting of camels from far away.
32. Events manifested by festivities
- One Word Substitution: Fiesta
- Example: Last night’s party was a total fiesta.
33. The ranting of a person
- One Word Substitution: Whine
- Example: Aakriti is always whining about the weather.
34. People who are extremely poor
- One Word Substitution: Destitute
- Example: Ajay grew up in a destitute existence.
35. Absolute freedom to act as one wishes
- One Word Substitution: Carte blanche
- Example: Her mother gave her carte blanche to follow the career path she wants to.
36. A person who is unsure about God’s existence
- One Word Substitution: Agnostic
- Example: Though he was raised in a conservative Hindu family, he remained agnostic most of his life.
37. Extreme physical or mental sufferings
- One Word Substitution: Agony
- Example: He fell to the ground in agony.
38. Japanese form of self-defense with the usage of locks holds
- One Word Substitution: Aikido
- Example: He has mastered Aikido and his next goal is to learn Kung fu.
39. A soldier who fights for the sake of money
- One Word Substitution: Mercenary
- Example: You are a mercenary and you kill people with any guns!
40. An accolade or honour bestowed in recognition for an achievement
- One Word Substitution: Laurel
- Example: She enjoyed the laurels of her acting achievements.
41. A person who behaves without moral principles
- One Word Substitution: Immoral
- Example: Lying is completely immoral even if it is done for a good purpose.
42. Charging a politician with a serious crime
- One Word Substitution: Impeach
- Example: Trump was impeached recently but it didn’t really affect his position as the president.
43. Government instructions that limit trade in some way
- One Word Substitution: Embargo
- Example: With the danger of virus hovering over the whole world, an embargo on international trade was mutually decided upon.
44. Believer of fate
- One Word Substitution: Fatalist
- Example: I am fatalist for I believe that our destiny has already been written.
45. Loves being social and enjoys the company of others
- One Word Substitution: Gregarious
- Example: Gurleen is a gregarious girl and we often call her the social butterfly of our class!
46. Trees grow without underbrush.
- One Word Substitution: Grove
- Example: This garden is filled with beautiful groves that amazingly complemented the tall trees
47. An office with high salary but no work
- One Word Substitution: Sinecure
- Example: After listening to the perks that Seema has at her office, Vishal assumes as if she works at a Sinecure.
48. A person who betrays and descents and organisation or country
- One Word Substitution: Renegade
- Example: It is currently flashing in the news that a renegade policeman shot three innocent people.
49. One who is much concerned about details and accuracy
- One Word Substitution: Fastidious
- Example: Virat is fastidious about his hair. He makes sure that he visits the salon at regular intervals.
50. A place for storage of arms and ammunition
- One Word Substitution: Arsenal
- Example: The officer informed the soldier about his new posting in Arsenal.
51. One who is expelled from a religious community
- One Word Substitution: Excommunicate
- Example: His misconduct at the previous religious gathering led to his ex-communication.
52. A person who eats too much
- One Word Substitution: Glutton
- Example: As soon as the guests left, Riya didn’t miss a chance to call our cousin glutton.
53. Something which can be copied
- One Word Substitution: Immitable
- Example: As the captain’s approach for the finale was imitable, he is still called a legend.
Killing-related One Word Substitution
1. When someone kills their own father - One Word Substitution: Patricide
- Example: Jean was arrested for patricide.
2. The act of killing a king
- One Word Substitution: Regicide
- Example: The monarchy fell with the regicide.
3. The killing of a person by another
- One Word Substitution: Homicide
- Example: He went to jail on the charge of homicide.
4. The killing of one’s child
- One Word Substitution: Filicide
- Example: The police filed a report about filicide that happened in the C block.