One Word Substitution
One Word Substitution for Sentences
“One word substitutes” as the phrase indicates itself are the words that replace group of words or a full sentence effectively without creating any kind of ambiguity in the meaning of the sentences. Like the word “Autobiography” can be used in place of the sentence “The life story of a man written by himself”. It is very important to write precisely and speak in a single word. Generally, we speak or write in a garrulous way. But, it is seen that precise words are always understood easily by all. At times we become verbose which is not required and we are required to talk or speak precisely. This not only makes the language easily comprehendible but also makes it beautiful. The other way, we can say that these words are used to bring an effect of compression in any kind of writing, for example in business communication there are instances when we have to write a lot with in limitation of time and space, there these kind of words can prove quite handy. In English language there are a lots of single words for a group of words that can be used effectively to make the writing to the point that too without losing the meaning of the context.
| Belonging or pertaining to an individual from birth | Congenital | More |
| Belonging to the Middle Ages | Medieval | More |
| Celebration of a hundredth year, once | Centenary | More |
| Cut off the head | Behead | More |
| Do away with wholly | Abolish | More |
| General pardon | Amnesty | More |
| General pardon for political offenders | Amnesty | More |
| Handwritten book | Manuscript | More |
| Hard but liable to be easily broken | Brittle | More |
| Hater of mankind | Misanthropist | More |
| Having opposing feelings | Ambivalent | More |
| Incapable of being dissolved in a liquid | Insoluble | More |
| Incapable of being seized by attack | Impregnable | More |
| Inscription on a tombstone | Epitaph | More |
| Liable to be called to account | Accountable | More |
| Medical examination of a dead body | Postmortem | More |
| Misappropriation of money | Embezzlement | More |
| Murder of a brother | Fratricide | - |
| Murder of a father | Patricide | More |
| Murder of a human being | Homicide | More |
| Murder of a mother | Matricide | More |
| Murder of an infant | Infanticide | More |
| Murder of self | Suicide | More |
| Murder of the king | Regicide | More |
| People living at the same time | Contemporaries | More |
| People who work together | Colleagues | More |
| Person who rides on horse-back | Equestrian | More |
| Practice of having one wife or husband | Monogamy | More |
| Practice of having several husbands | Polyandry | More |
| Practice of having several wives | Polygamy | - |
| Practice of having two wives or husbands | Bigamy | More |
| Recovering from illness | Convalescent | More |
| Remarks which do not apply to the subject under discussion | Irrelevant | - |
| Rule by the mob | Mobocracy | More |
| Violating the sanctity of a church | Sacrilege | More |
| Water fit for drinking | Potable | More |
| Without life | Inanimate | More |
| Without payment | Gratis | More |
| Words which have the same meaning | Synonyms | More |
| Words written on the tomb of a person | Epitaph | - |
| Work for which no salary is paid | Honorary | More |
| Worship of idols | Idolatry | More |
Centenarian
A book published after the death of its author
Posthumas
Worship of idols
Idolatry
A citizen of the world
Cosmopolite
A book written by an unknown author
Anonymous
A person difficult to please
Fastidious
A cinema show which is held in the afternoon
Matinee
A game in which neither party wins
Draw
A person who hates women
Misogynist
An office with high salary but no work
Sinecure
A contagious disease which spreads over a huge area
Epidemic
A handwriting that cannot be read
Illegible
A person who loves every body
Altruist
A person who knows everything
Omniscient
A man who is easily irritated
Irritable
A Government by one
Autocracy
A list of books
Catalogue
A speech delivered without any previous preparation
Extempore
A person who always thinks of himself
Egotist
A drug or other substance that induces sleep
Soporific
Work for which no salary is paid
Honorary
A man devoid of kind feeling and sympathy
Callous
A Government by a king or queen
Monarchy
A loss or damage that cannot be compensated
Irreparable
A member of the middle class
Bourgeois