One word substitution

One Word Substitution

List of one word substitutions:

1. A person who cares about the needs and happiness of others more than his own – Altruist
2. A person who can efficiently use both of his hands. – Ambidextrous
3. A person who does not believe in the existence of God.- Atheist
4. A person who starves the body for the good of soul.- Ascetic
5. A person who lends money at unreasonably high rates of interest.- Usurer
6. A person sent out on a mission- Emissary
7. A person who eats too much- Glutton
8. A person who believes that the pursuit of pleasure is the most important thing in life – Hedonist
9. A person who compiles dictionaries – Lexicographer
10. One who is all powerful – Omnipotent
11. A person reserved or uncommunicative in speech – Taciturn
12. A person who speaks less – Pacifist
13. A person who lives a solitary life and tends to avoid other people- Recluse
14. One who knows everything – Omniscient
15. One who is all powerful – Omnipotent
16. One who is present everywhere – Omnipresent
17. One who does not believe in institution of marriage – Misogamist
18. A person who looks at the bright side of the things – Optimist
19. A person who looks at the dark side of things – Pessimist
20. A government tax on goods brought into the country – Customs
21. A government tax on goods made within a country – Excise
22. A person who eats too much – Glutton
23. To change a law in order to improve it – Amend
24. To correct the mistakes in manuscript etc.
25. Open refusal to obey – Defiance
26. One who comes to a foreign land to settle there – Immigrant
27. One who leaves his native place to settle in another – Emigrant
28. A list of headings of the business to be transacted at a meeting – Agenda
29. The practice of having two wives of husbands at same time – Bigamy
30. A lover and collector of books – Bibliophile
31. A nation or person engaged in war or conflict – Belligerent
32. A person who hates mankind – Misanthropist
33. A person who escapes law or justice – Fugitive
34. Obeying rules and requests – Compliance
35. To free somebody from all blames – exonerate
36. Having peculiar habit – idiosyncrasy
37. A phrase or words written especially as an inscription on a tombstone – epitaph
38. Study of birds – Ornithology
39. Study of man – Anthropology
40. Study of races – Ethnology
41. The science of origin and growth of language – Philology
42. The study and classification of speech sounds – Phonetics
43. The science of teaching – Pedagogy
44. One who is greedy for money – Avaricious
45. A person who is new to a subject or activity – Neophyte
46. One who donates for charitable purposes – Philanthropist
47. One incapable of being tired – Indefatigable
48. One who hates women – Misogynist
49. A man with characteristics what are more often associated with females – Effeminate
50. A person who believes easily whatever is told – Credulous
51. A person who draws maps and charts – Cartographer
52. Study of coins – Numismatics
53. That which cannot be seen through – Opaque
54. A man employed to look after the horses of people staying at an inn – Ostler
55. A position with no work but high salary – Sinecure
56. An assembly of worshippers – Congregation
57. A new word or expression – Neologism
58. Comical use of words – Malapropism
59. State of too much worry – Dysphoria
60. State of too much excitement – Euphoria
61. Vehicle to carry dead bodies – Hearse
62. Animals having two feet – Biped
63. Animals with four feet – Quadruped
64. Belief in more than one god – Polytheism
65. Light fine rain – Drizzle
66. Strong and not easily damaged – Sturdy
67. One who talks in sleep – Sommiloquist
68. A person who eats too much – Glutton
69. A person who knows many languages – Polyglot
70. A person who speaks less – Reticent
71. A person who cuts precious stones – Lapidist
72. Violence activity to damage public property without any good reason – Vandalism
73. An exact copy – Facsimile
74. Safe to drink – Potable
75. Able to be easily carried or moved – Portable
76. A person who has habit of stealing – Kleptomania
77. A person sad in nature – Despondent
78. A study of derivation of words – Etymology
79. The study of mountains – Orology
80. Study of earthquakes – Seismology
81. Study of secret writings – Cryptography
82. A planned route or journey – Itinerary
83. Short journey made by a group of persons together – Excursion
84. A disease prevailing in a locality – Endemic
85. A disease that spreads over a huge area – Epidemic
86. A disease that spreads over a whole country or the world – Pandemic
87. Disease which is spread by contact – Contagious
88. Medical prediction of the likely development of a disease – Prognosis
89. Loss of speech – Aphasia
90. To make additions to a book or piece of writing – Interpolate
91. List of goods with their price – Invoice
92. Like a cat – Feline
93. Like a wolf – Lupine
94. Like a pig – Porcine
95. Like a monkey – Simian
96. Like a fox – Vulpine
97. Language difficult to understand – Jargon
98. A passage taken from a book – Excerpt
99. An exaggerated statement – Hyperbole
100. A summary of written work – Epitome