एसएससी, आईबीपीएस, यूपीएससी परीक्षा में पूछे गए सर्वश्रेष्ठ 300 एक शब्द पदार्थों की सूची
List of One Word Substitution for “Individual Character/ Person/ People”
| PHRASE | ONE WORD |
| One who is not sure about God's existence | Agnostic |
| A person who deliberately sets fire to a building | Arsonist |
| One who does a thing for pleasure and not as a profession | Amateur |
| One who can use either hand with ease | Ambidextrous |
| One who makes an official examination of accounts | Auditor |
| A person who believes in or tries to bring about a state of lawlessness | Anarchist |
| A person who has changed his faith | Apostate |
| One who does not believe in the existence of God | Atheist |
| A person appointed by two parties to solve a dispute | Arbitrator |
| One who leads an austere life | Ascetic |
| One who does a thing for pleasure and not as a profession | Amateur |
| One who can either hand with ease | Ambidextrous |
| An unconventional style of living | Bohemian |
| One who is bad in spellings | Cacographer |
| One who feeds on human flesh | Cannibal |
| A person who is blindly devoted to an idea/ A person displaying aggressive or exaggerated patriotism | 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 man | 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 |
| A leader or orator who espoused the cause of the common people | Demagogue |
| A person having a sophisticated charm | Debonair |
| A leader who sways his followers by his oratory | Demagogue |
| A dabbler (not serious) in art, science and literature | Dilettante |
| One who is for pleasure of eating and drinking | Epicure |
| One who often talks of his achievements | Egotist |
| Someone who leaves one country to settle in another | Emigrant |
| A man who is womanish in his habits | Effeminate |
| One hard to please (very selective in his habits) | Fastidious |
| One who runs away from justice | Fugitive |
| One who is filled with excessive enthusiasm in religious matters | Fanatic |
| One who believes in fate | Fatalist |
| A lover of good food | Gourmand |
| Conferred as an honour | Honorary |
| A person who acts against religion | Heretic |
| A person of intellectual or erudite tastes | Highbrow |
| A patient with imaginary symptoms and ailments | Hypochondriac |
| A person who is controlled by wife | Henpeck |
| One who shows sustained enthusiastic action with unflagging vitality | Indefatigable |
| Someone who attacks cherished ideas or traditional institutions | Iconoclast |
| One who does not express himself freely | Introvert |
| Who behaves without moral principles | Immoral |
| A person who is incapable of being tampered with | Impregnable |
| One who is unable to pay his debts | Insolvent |
| A person who is mentally ill | Lunatic |
| A person who dislikes humankind and avoids human society | Misanthrope |
| A person who primarily concerned with making money at the expense of ethics | Mercenary |
| Someone in love with himself | Narcissist |
| One who collect coins as hobby | Numismatist |
| A person who likes or admires women | Philogynist |
| A lover of mankind | Philanthropist |
| A person who speaks more than one language | Polyglot |
| One who lives in solitude | Recluse |
| Someone who walks in sleep | Somnambulist |
| A person who is indifferent to the pains and pleasures of life | Stoic |
| A scolding nagging bad-tempered woman | Termagant |
| A person who shows a great or excessive fondness for one's wife | Uxorious |
| One who possesses outstanding technical ability in a particular art or field | Virtuoso |
One Word Substitution List for “Collection/ Group”
| PHRASE | ONE WORD |
| A group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place | Battery |
| A large bundle bound for storage or transport | Bale |
| A large gathering of people of a particular type | Bevy |
| An arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present | Bouquet |
| A family of young animals | Brood |
| A group of things that have been hidden in a secret place | Cache |
| A group of people, typically with vehicles or animals travelling together | Caravan |
| A closed political meeting | Caucus |
| An exclusive circle of people with a common purpose | Clique |
| A group of followers hired to applaud at a performance | Claque |
| A series of stars | Constellation |
| A funeral procession | Cortege |
| A group of worshippers | Congregation |
| A herd or flock of animals being driven in a body | Drove |
| A small fleet of ships or boats | Flotilla |
| A small growth of trees without underbrush | Grove |
| A community of people smaller than a village | Hamlet |
| A group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals | Herd |
| A large group of people | Horde |
| A temporary police force | Posse |
| A large number of fish swimming together | Shoal |
| A strong and fast-moving stream of water or other liquid | Torrent |
One Word Substitutes List for “Research/ Profession”
| PHRASE | ONE WORD |
| The medieval forerunner of chemistry | Alchemy |
| A person who presents a radio/television programme | Anchor |
| One who studies the evolution of mankind | Anthropologist |
| A person who is trained to travel in a spacecraft | Astronaut |
| The scientific study of the physiology, structure, genetics, ecology, distribution, classification, and economic importance of plants | Botany |
| A person who draws or produces maps | Cartographer |
| A person who writes beautiful writing | Calligrapher |
| A person who composes the sequence of steps and moves for a performance of dance | Choreographer |
| A person employed to drive a private or hired car | Chauffeur |
| A person who introduces the performers or contestants in a variety show | Compere |
| A keeper or custodian of a museum or other collection | Curator |
| The branch of biology concerned with cyclical physiological phenomena | Chronobiology |
| A secret or disguised way of writing | Cypher |
| The study of statistics | Demography |
| The use of the fingers and hands to communicate and convey ideas | Dactylology |
| A person who sells and arranges cut flowers | Florist |
| A line of descent traced continuously from an ancestor | Genealogy |
| The therapeutic use of sunlight | Heliotherapy |
| The art or practice of garden cultivation and management | Horticulture |
| One who supervises in the examination hall | Invigilator |
| The theory or philosophy of law | Jurisprudence |
| A person who compiles dictionaries | Lexicographer |
| The scientific study of the structure and diseases of teeth | Odontology |
| One who presents a radio programme | Radio Jockey |
| The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing | Rhetoric |
| The branch of science concerned with the origin, structure, and composition of rocks | Petrology |
| One who study the elections and trends in voting | Psephologist |
| An artist who makes sculptures. | Sculptor |
| The scientific study of the behaviour, structure, physiology, classification, and distribution of animals | Zoology |
Important One Word Substitution for “Spot/ Venue”
| PHRASE | ONE WORD |
| A collection of historical documents or records providing information about a place, institution, or group of people | Archives |
| A large cage, building, or enclosure for keeping birds in | Aviary |
| A building where animals are butchered | Abattoir |
| A place where bees are kept; a collection of beehives | Apiary |
| A building containing tanks of live fish of different species | Aquarium |
| A place or scene of activity, debate, or conflict | Arena |
| A collection of weapons and military equipment | Arsenal |
| An institution for the care of people who are mentally ill | Asylum |
| A hole or tunnel dug by a small animal, especially a rabbit, as a dwelling | Burrow |
| A collection of items of the same type stored in a hidden or inaccessible place | Cache |
| A public room or building where gambling games are played | Casino |
| A large burial ground, especially one not in a churchyard | Cemetery |
| A room in a public building where outdoor clothes or luggage may be left | Cloakroom |
| A place where a dead person's body is cremated | Crematorium |
| a Christian community of nuns living together under monastic vows | Convent |
| Nursery where babies and young children are cared for during the working day | Creche |
| A stoppered glass container into which wine or spirit is decanted | Decanter |
| A large bedroom for a number of people in a school or institution | Dormitory |
| The nest of a squirrel, typically in the form of a mass of twigs in a tree | Drey |
| A room or building equipped for gymnastics, games, and other physical exercise | Gymnasium |
| A storehouse for threshed grain | Granary |
| A large building with an extensive floor area, typically for housing aircraft. | Hangar |
| A box or cage, typically with a wire mesh front, for keeping rabbits or other small domesticated animals | Hutch |
| A place in a large institution for the care of those who are ill | Infirmary |
| A small shelter for a dog | Kennel |
| A place where wild animal live | Lair |
| A place where coins, medals, or tokens are made | Mint |
| A collection of wild animals kept in captivity for exhibition | Menagerie |
| A building or buildings occupied by a community of monks living under religious vows | Monastery |
| A place where bodies are kept for identification | Morgue |
| A piece of enclosed land planted with fruit trees | Orchard |
| A large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply | Reservoir |
| A small kitchen or room at the back of a house used for washing dishes and another dirty household work | Scullery |
| A close-fitting cover for the blade of a knife or sword | Sheath |
| A room or building for sick children in a boarding school | Sanatorium |
| A place where animal hides are tanned | Tannery |
| A large, tall cupboard in which clothes may be hung or stored | Wardrobe |
One Word Substitution PDF for “Government/ Systems”
| PHRASE | ONE WORD |
| A state of disorder due to absence or non-recognition of authority or other controlling systems | Anarchy |
| A form of government in which power is held by the nobility | Aristocracy |
| A system of government by one person with absolute power | Autocracy |
| A self-governing country or region | Autonomy |
| A system of government in which most of the important decisions are taken by state officials rather than by elected representatives | Bureaucracy |
| A system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives | Democracy |
| A state, society, or group governed by old people | Gerontocracy |
| A state or country run by the worst, least qualified, or most unscrupulous citizens | Kakistocracy |
| Government by new or inexperienced hands | Neocracy |
| Government by the populace | Ochlocracy |
| A small group of people having control of a country or organization | Oligarchy |
| Government by the wealthy | Plutocracy |
| Government not connected with religious or spiritual matters | Secular |
| A form of government with a monarch at the head | Monarchy |
| A political system based on government of men by God | Thearchy |
New One Word Substitution for “Fear/ Phobia”
| PHRASE | ONE WORD |
| An extreme or irrational fear of heights | Acrophobia |
| An irrational fear of fresh air or drafts of air | Aerophobia |
| Fear of being egotistical, being alone or isolated | Autophobia |
| A phobia of pain | Algophobia |
| An abnormal fear of heights | Altophobia |
| An emotional disorder characterized by an obsessive desire to lose weight by refusing to eat | Anorexia |
| An extreme or irrational fear of open or public places | Agoraphobia |
| An abnormal and persistent fear of depths | Bathophobia |
| Fear or hatred of books | Bibliophobia |
| Fear of ugliness and things that are ugly | Cacophobia |
| A dislike of being in the centre | Centrophobia |
| An extreme fear about beauty | Cellophobia |
| Fear of time | Chronophobia |
| Fear of dogs | Cynophobia |
| An extreme or irrational fear of confined places | Claustrophobia |
| A delusion of being possessed by evil spirits | Demonomania |
| An abnormal and persistent fear of drinking alcohol | Dipsophobia |
| An abnormal and persistent fear of work or finding employment | Ergophobia |
| Fear of getting married, being in a relationship, or commitment | Gamophobia |
| Physical or psychological fear of sexual relations or sexual intercourse | Genophobia |
| Fear of old age | Geraphobia |
| Fear of knowledge | Gnosiophobia |
| Fear of women | Gynaephobia |
| Fear of writing or handwriting | Graphophobia |
| An irrational and intense fear of travel | Hodophobia |
| An excessive fear or aversion to obtaining pleasure | Hedonophobia |
| Fear of disease | Haemetophobia |
| An obsessive fear of words | Logophobia |
| An extreme fear of wind or drafts | Menemophobia |
| An extreme or irrational fear of the night or of darkness | Nyctophobia |
| Fear of medication | Pharamacophobia |
| Fear of death | Thanatophobia |
| Extreme superstition regarding the number thirteen | Triskaidekaphobia |
All One Word Substitution for “Murder/ Death”
| PHRASE | ONE WORD |
| A solemn procession, especially for a funeral | Cortege |
| A poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead | Elegy |
| A phrase or form of words written in memory of a person who has died | Epitaph |
| Killing of one's son or daughter | Filicide |
| Destruction or abortion of a fetus | Foeticide |
| Killing of one's brother or sister | Fratricide |
| Killing of a large group of people | Genocide |
| Killing of one person by another | Homicide |
| Killing of infants | Infanticide |
| Burial of a corpse in a grave or tomb | Interment |
| Killing of one's mother | Matricide |
| A room or building in which dead bodies are kept | Mortuary |
| A news article that reports the recent death of a person | Obituary |
| Killing of a parent or other near relative | Parricide |
| Killing of one's father | Patricide |
| An examination of a dead body to determine the cause of death | Postmortem |
| Action of killing a king | Regicide |
| Killing of one's sister | Sororicide |
| Act of intentionally causing one's own death | Suicide |
| Killing of one's wife | Uxoricide |
List of One Word Substitution for “Sound”
| PHRASE | ONE WORD |
| The branch of physics concerned with the properties of sound | Acoustics |
| The sound of Alligators | Bellow |
| The sound of Deers | Bell |
| The sound of Crows | Caw |
| The sound of Geese | Cackle |
| The sound of Hens | Cluck |
| The sound of Dolphins | Click |
| The sound of Frogs | Croak |
| The sound of Crickets | Creak |
| The sound of Monkeys | Gibber |
| The sound of Camels | Grunt |
| The sound of Owls | Hoot |
| The sound of Penguins | Honk |
| The sound of Cattle | Moo |
| The sound of Horses | Neigh |
| The sound of Nightingales | Pipe |
| The sound of Ducks | Quack |
| The sound of Parrots | Screech |
| The sound of Rats | Squeak |
| The sound of Birds | |
| The sound of Elephants | Trumpet |
| The sound of Mosquitoes | Whine |
List of One Word Substitution for Competitive Exam Related to “Generic Terms”
| PHRASE | ONE WORD |
| An act of abdicating or renouncing the throne | Abdication |
| An annual calendar containing important dates and statistical information such as astronomical data and tide tables | Almanac |
| A cold-blooded vertebrate animal that is born in water and breathes with gills | Amphibian |
| A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one | Allegory |
| A statement or proposition on which an abstractly defined structure is based | Axiom |
| A nation or person engaged in war or conflict, as recognized by international law | Belligerent |
| An examination of tissue removed from a living body to discover the presence, cause, or extent of a disease | Biopsy |
| The action or offence of speaking sacrilegiously about God or sacred things; profane talk | Blasphemy |
| The arrangement of events or dates in the order of their occurrence | Chronology |
| A vigorous campaign for political, social, or religious change | Crusade |
| Lasting for a very short time | Ephemeral |
| Spoken or done without preparation | Extempore |
| Release someone from a duty or obligation | Exonerate |
| Fond of company | Gregarious |
| Making marks that cannot be removed | Indelible |
| Incapable of making mistakes or being wrong | Infallible |
| Certain to happen | Inevitable |
| A sentimental longing or wistful affection for a period in the past | Nostalgia |
| A solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases | Panacea |
| A doctrine which identifies God with the universe | Pantheism |
| Excessively concerned with minor details or rules | Pedantic |
| The practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own | Plagiarism |
| Safe to drink | Potable |
| The emblems or insignia of royalty | Regalia |
| Violation or misuse of what is regarded as sacred | Sacrilege |
| A position requiring little or no work but giving the holder status or financial benefit | Sinecure |
| A thing that is kept as a reminder of a person, place, or event | Souvenir |
| An imaginary ideal society free of poverty and suffering | Utopia |
| Denoting a sin that is not regarded as depriving the soul of divine grace | Venial |
| In exactly the same words as were used originally | Verbatim |
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