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One Word Substitution

The term "one-word substitution" mainly uses one word in a place in order to make a clear structure that also becomes identical.

One word substitution defines one word in a place in order to make a clear structure of a sentence. The categories of one-word substitution such as “Generic terms, government/systems, profession/research, venue/spots, murder/death, group/collection, people/person, sound”. Moreover, it plays an important and beneficial role in English which helps to make languages terse and figurative. “One-word substitution” can be easily audible and it is a phrase that mainly indicates itself. It helps to learn some categories and also helps to “avoid repetition in Language”. A definition of this context also discusses some categories which can help to obtain ways and fix issues easily in a sentence. In order to discuss this context, it always makes a clear definition in a sentence and provides a proper way to gather positive areas. 

One word Substitute for a sentence

One word substitution for a sentence needs to use some steps which are discussed below which helps to gather positive sentences and fix some issues of construction errors in a sentence. In addition, here also discusses the importance of using these substitutions and also provides examples of these substitutions. In addition, here uses some examples of substitutions which are mentioned following this table.

Sentences 

Substitution 

“A person who knows everything”

Omniscient

“One who loves mankind”

Philanthropist

“One who is indifferent to pleasure or pain”

Stoic

“One who looks on the bright side of things”

Optimist

“One who believes in fate”

Fatalist

“A thing no longer in use”

Obsolete

“One who looks on the dark side of things”

Pessimist

Table 1: Substitution for sentences 

List of One Word Substitutions

One word substitution 

Generic terms 

“Spoken or done without preparation”

Extempore

“Safe to drink”

Potable

“In the same words as were used originally”

Verbatim

“The emblems or insignia of royalty”

Regalia

“An imaginary ideal society free of poverty and suffering”

Utopia

Table 2:Generic terms 

One word substitution 

Government/system 

“A form of government in which power is held by the nobility”

Aristocracy

“A state, society, or group governed by old people”

Gerontocracy

“Government by new or inexperienced hands”

Nomocracy

“Government by the wealthy”

Plutocracy

“A form of government with a monarch at the head”

Monarchy

Table 3: Government/system

One word substitution 

profession/research

“The medieval forerunner of chemistry”

Alchemy

“A person who draws or produces maps”

Cartographer

“A secret or disguised way of writing”

Cypher

“The therapeutic use of sunlight”

Heliotherapy

“One who studies the elections and trends in voting”

Psephologist

Table 4: Profession/research

One word substitution 

Venue/spots

“A large cage, building, or enclosure to keep birds”

Aviary

“An institution for the care of people who are mentally ill”

Asylum

“A place where a dead person’s body is cremated”

Crematorium

“A storehouse for threshed grain”

Granary

“A small shelter for a dog”

Kennel

Table 5: Venue/spots

One word substitution 

murder/death

“Killing of one’s brother or sister”

Fratricide

“Killing of infants”

Infanticide

“Killing of one’s mother”

Matricide

“Killing of one’s wife”

Uxoricide

“A poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead”

Elegy

Table 6: Murder/death

One word substitution 

Group/collection

“A closed political meeting”

Caucus

“A funeral procession”

Cortege

“A large group of people”

Horde

“A group of worshippers”

Congregation

“A temporary police force”

Posse

Table 7:  Group/collection

One word substitution 

people/person

“One who makes an official examination of accounts”

Auditor

“One who is bad in spellings”

Cacographer

“One who is a centre of attraction”

Cynosure

“A person who acts against religion”

Heretic

Table 8:  people/person

One word substitution 

sound

“The sound of Deer”

Bell

“The sound of Frogs”

Croak

“The sound of Penguins”

Honk

“The sound of Birds”

Squeak

“The sound of Mosquitoes”

Whine

Table 9: Sound

Conclusions

One-word substitutions are necessary not just for national level exams or championships but also for our day-to-day tasks. It is used to avoid long sentences with complicated word structure. One-word substitutes can easily help in making a sentence short, maintain brevity and conciseness. It helps in enriching vocabulary and improving verbal aptitude. 

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