One-word substitution is the replacement of a lengthy phrase, clause, or even a sentence with a single word that effectively conveys the same meaning. It's a technique used to make writing and speaking more concise, clear, and impactful. Instead of using several words to describe something, you can use just one.
Think of it as a way to streamline your language. For example:
1. Instead of saying "a person who studies stars and planets," you can use the single word "astronomer."
2. Instead of "fear of heights," you can say "acrophobia."
3. Instead of "a government run by the wealthy," you can say "plutocracy."
One-word substitutions are valuable for improving vocabulary, enhancing writing skills, and saving time and space in communication. They are frequently tested in competitive exams to assess a candidate's command of the English language.
Here are 100 one-word substitutions for lengthy phrases, clauses, and sentences:
* Abnegation: The act of renouncing or rejecting something.
* Abjure: To solemnly renounce a belief, cause, or claim.
* Ablution: The act of washing oneself.
* Abrogate: To repeal or do away with a law, right, or agreement.
* Abscond: To leave hurriedly and secretly, typically to avoid detection of or arrest for an unlawful action.
* Abstemious: Not self-indulgent, especially when eating and drinking.
* Accolade: An award or privilege granted as a special honor or as an acknowledgment of merit.
* Acquiesce: To accept something reluctantly but without protest.
* Acrimony: Bitterness or ill feeling.
* Acrophobia: Extreme or irrational fear of heights.
* Agnostic: One who believes that nothing is known or can be known of the existence or nature of God.
* Altruist: A person unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others.
* Ambidextrous: Able to use both the right and left hands equally well.
* Ameliorate: To make something bad or unsatisfactory better.
* Anachronism: A thing belonging or appropriate to a period other than that in which it exists, especially a thing that is conspicuously old-fashioned.
* Anarchy: A state of disorder due to absence or nonrecognition of authority.
* Anathema: Something or someone that one vehemently dislikes.
* Androcentric: Focused on or dominated by men or male interests.
* Anomaly: Something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected.
* Antediluvian: Of or belonging to the period before the biblical Flood.
* Anthropomorphism: The attribution of human characteristics or behavior to a god, animal, or object.
* Antipathy: A deep-seated feeling of dislike; aversion.
* Apathy: Lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern.
* Aphasia: Loss of ability to understand or express speech, caused by brain damage.
* Aphorism: A concise statement of a general truth or principle.
* Apocalypse: An event involving destruction or damage on an unusually large scale.
* Apostate: A person who renounces a religious or political belief or principle.
* Apparition: A ghost or ghostlike image of a person.
* Aquatic: Relating to water.
* Arboreal: Living in trees.
* Archetype: A very typical example of a certain person or thing.
* Archaic: Very old or old-fashioned.
* Armistice: An agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting for a certain time; a truce.
* Autocracy: A system of government by one person with absolute power.
* Autonomy: The right or condition of self-government.
* Avarice: Extreme greed for wealth or material gain.
* Avuncular: Relating to an uncle.
* Belligerent: Hostile and aggressive.
* Bibliophile: A person who loves or collects books.
* Bigamy: The act of marrying while still being legally married to another person.
* Bilateral: Having two sides.
* Biography: An account of someone's life written by someone else.
* Blasphemy: The act or offense of speaking sacrilegiously about God or sacred things.
* Bourgeoisie: The middle class, typically with reference to its perceived materialistic values or conventional attitudes.
* Bureaucracy: A system of government in which most of the important decisions are taken by state officials rather than by elected representatives.
* Cacophony: A harsh, discordant mixture of sounds.
* Calligraphy: Decorative handwriting or handwritten lettering.
* Carnivorous: Flesh-eating.
* Cataclysm: A large-scale and violent event in the natural world.
* Catharsis: The process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions.
* Celibate: Abstaining from marriage and sexual relations.
* Censorship: The suppression or prohibition of any parts of books, films, news, etc. that are considered obscene, politically unacceptable, or a threat to security.
* Chronology: The arrangement of events or dates in the order of their occurrence.
* Circumlocution: The use of many words where fewer would do, especially in a deliberate attempt to be vague or evasive.
* Claustrophobia: Extreme or irrational fear of confined places.
* Cognoscente: A person who has expert knowledge of a particular subject, especially in the fine arts.
* Communique: An official announcement or statement, especially one made to the media.
* Conflagration: An extensive fire that destroys a great deal of land or property.
* Congenital: Present from birth.
* Connoisseur: An expert judge in matters of taste.
* Consortium: An association of companies or organizations for some definite purpose.
* Contemporaneous: Existing or occurring at the same period of time.
* Convalesce: To recover one's health and strength over a period of time after an illness or medical treatment.
* Corpulent: Fat.
* Cosmopolitan: Familiar with and at ease in many different countries and cultures.
* Credulous: Having or showing too great a readiness to believe things.
* Cryptography: The art of writing or solving codes.
* Cynic: A person who believes that people are motivated purely by self-interest rather than acting for honorable or unselfish reasons.
* Demagogue: A political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular desires and prejudices rather than by using rational argument.
* Dermatology: The branch of medicine dealing with the skin, its structure, functions, and diseases.
* Despot: A ruler or other person who holds absolute power and uses it cruelly or unjustly.
* Dichotomy: A division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being opposed or entirely different.
* Didactic: Intended to teach, especially having moral instruction as an ulterior motive.
* Diffidence: Modesty or shyness resulting from a lack of self-confidence.
* Diligent: Having or showing care and conscientiousness in one's work or duties.
* Dipsomania: An extreme craving for alcohol.
* Disinterested: Not influenced by considerations of personal advantage.
* Docile: Ready to accept control or instruction; submissive.
* Dogmatic: Inclined to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true.
* Ecology: The branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings.
* Effeminate: Having or showing characteristics regarded as typical of a woman; unmanly.
* Egoist: A person who is excessively conceited or self-absorbed; a selfish person.
* Egotist: A person who talks excessively about oneself.
* Elegy: A poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead.
* Emancipate: To set free from legal, social, or political restrictions.
* Ephemeral: Lasting for a very short time.
* Epitaph: An inscription on a tombstone or burial place.
* Equestrian: Relating to horse riding.
* Etymology: The study of the origin of words and the way in which their meanings have changed throughout history.
* Euphemism: A mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.
* Extempore: Spoken or done without preparation.
* Fatalist: A person who believes that all events are predetermined and therefore inevitable.
* Fauna: The animals of a particular region, habitat, or geological period.
* Feminist: An advocate of women's rights on the grounds of political, social, and economic equality to men.
* Flora: The plants of a particular region, habitat, or geological period.
* Fratricide: The killing of one's brother or sister.
* Frugal: Sparing or economical with regard to money or food.
* Garrulous: Excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters.
* Genealogy: A line of descent traced continuously from an ancestor.
* Gerontocracy: A state, society, or group governed by old people.
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