List of One Word Substitutions
List of One Word Substitutions – 1
Words for various fields of study
| Phrase | One Word |
| Printing using a stone or a metal plate with a completely smooth surface | Lithography |
| Mapping of earth and its formation | Geography |
| Art related to ornate, good handwriting | Calligraphy |
| Scientific study of bodily diseases | Pathology |
| Study of birds | Ornithology |
| Study of celestial bodies | Astronomy |
| Study of collection of coins, tokens, paper money etc. | Numismatics |
| Study of earth and rocks | Geology |
| Study of election trends | Psephology |
| Study of flying aero planes | Aviation |
| Study of handwriting | Graphology |
| Study of hereditary, genes and variation in living organisms | Genetics |
| Study of human development | Anthropology |
| Study of languages | Philology |
| Study of living things | Biology |
| Study of religion | Theology |
| Study of science of insects | Entomology |
| Study of sound and sound waves | Acoustics |
| Study of the influence of planets and stars on human events | Astrology |
| Study of the law of the flow of water and other liquids | Hydraulics |
| Study of the relation between the organism and their environment | Ecology |
| Study of various aspects of aging | Gerontology |
| The science of time order | Chronology |
| Study of religion | Theology |
| The science of human development | Anthropology |
List of One Word Substitutions – 2
Words used for experts and people with various qualities, habits and abilities.
| Phrase | One Word |
| One with unlimited power | Autocrat |
| One who walks on ropes | Funambulist |
| An expert in writing by hand | Chirographer |
| The doctor who attends to child delivery | Obstetrician |
| The doctor who attends to corns in the feet and hands | Chiropodist |
| The doctor who deals with the female reproductive system | Gynecologist |
| The doctor who specializes in root canal and nerve treatment | Endodontist |
| The doctor who straightens teeth | Orthodontist |
| The doctor who treats bone problems | Orthopedician |
| The doctor who treats eye diseases | Ophthalmologist |
| The doctor who treats gums | Peridontist |
| The doctor who treats heart problems | Cardiologist |
| The doctor who treats skin diseases | Dermatologist |
| One who is all powerful | Omnipotent |
| One who is all knowing | Omniscient |
| One who is present all over | Omnipresent |
| One who can throw his voice | Ventriloquist |
| One who talks while sleeping | Somniloquist |
| One who takes part in dialogue or conversation | Interlocutor |
| One who walks in sleep | Somnambulist |
| One who walks at night | Noctambulist |
| One who is violently against established beliefs and traditions | Iconoclast |
| One who turns his thoughts inwards | Introvert |
| One who turns his thoughts outwards | Extrovert |
| One who is both inwards and outwards at times | Ambivert |
| One who demands strict conformity to rules | Martinet |
| One who believes in ruthless self-aggrandizement | Egoist |
| One who doesn't consume alcohol | Teetotaler |
| One who exhibits courage or fearlessness | Intrepid |
| One who easily believes others | Credulous |
| One who is capable of using both hands | Ambidextrous |
| One who knows a lot about good food and wine | Connoisseur |
| One who is beyond reform | Incorrigible |
| Well known for bad qualities | Notorious |
| Perfectly, highly skilled reached the zenith of art | Consummate |
| A shrewish loud-mouthed female | Virago |
| One who is extravagantly romantic, chivalrous and impractical | Quixotic |
List of One Word Substitutions – 3
Words used for various likes and dislikes.
| Phrase | One Word |
| One who is a boot licker, flatterer | Sycophant |
| One who has keen interest in food and drinks | Gourmet |
| Love for mankind | Philanthropy |
| Someone who loves collecting books | Bibliophile |
| One who loves and admires the British | Anglophile |
| One who loves without seriousness | Philanderer |
| Fondness towards women | Philogyny |
| One who loves men | Androphile |
| One who loves wisdom (hence pursues it) | Philosopher |
| One who hates men | Misandrist |
| Madness or obsession with males | Andromania |
| One who hates women | Misogynist |
| One who hates mankind | Misanthropist |
| One who loves his country | Patriot |
| Excessive love for one's country | Super patriotism |
| One who hates marriage | Misogamist |
| One who loves to speak | Loquacious |
| Strong, deep dislike | Antipathy |
| Simultaneously affected by similar feelings | Sympathy |
| Mentally identifying oneself with other person or a thing | Empathy |
| Something or someone makes you feel deep sadness or pity | Pathetic |
List of One Word Substitutions – 4
Words used for practices & beliefs related to religion, marriage and family.
| Phrase | One Word |
| Related to marriage | Matrimony |
| One who believes in the presence of God | Theist |
| One who doesn't believe in the presence of God | Atheist |
| One who believes in the theory of only one God | Monotheist |
| One who believes in many Gods | Polytheist |
| One who believes that God is union of all forces of the universe | Pantheist |
| Religious madness | Theomania |
| Battle among the Gods | Theomachy |
| Practicing only one marriage (having only one wife) | Monogamy |
| Practicing two marriages (having two wives) | Bigamy |
| Practice of several marriages (having many wives) | Polygamy |
| Self-fertilization especially in plants | Autogamy |
| Marriage within one's own tribe | Endogamy |
| Marriage outside one's tribe | Exogamy |
| Having several husbands | Polyandry |
| People who have both male and female sexual organs | Hermaphrodite |
| An inheritance from father | Patrimony |
| A name framed after father's name | Patronymic |
| Fatherhood | Paternity |
| A father-like figure | Patriarch |
List of One Word Substitutions – 5
Words used for various systems of governance.
| Phrase | One Word |
| Government by one person (royal) | Monarchy |
| Government by two agencies | Diarchy |
| Government by a few powerful people | Oligarchy |
| Government by military class | Stratocracy |
| Government by divine guidance | Theocracy |
| Government by departments of state | Bureaucracy |
| Government by nobility | Aristocracy |
| Government by wealthy | Plutocracy |
| Government by the people | Democracy |
| A system of governing a country suggesting a father-child relation | Paternalism |
| Government by one absolutely | Autocracy |
| Absence of government | Anarchy |
| A system ruled or controlled by men | Patriarchy |
| The rule or control of mother | Matriarchy |
| Self-rule or control | Autonomy |
List of One Word Substitutions – 6
Words used for various kinds of killings and manias.
| Phrase | One Word |
| The killing of one's husband | Mariticide |
| The killing of parents | Parricide |
| The killing of a whole race | Genocide |
| The killing of a new born child | Infanticide |
| The killing of a king | Regicide |
| The killing of a human being | Homicide |
| The killing of oneself | Suicide |
| The killing of a father | Patricide |
| The killing of a mother | Matricide |
| The killing of one's brother | Fratricide |
| The killing of one's sister | Sororicide |
| The killing of one's wife | Uxoricide |
| Morbid compulsion to keep on consuming alcohol | Dipsomania |
| Morbid compulsion to steal | Kleptomania |
| Morbid compulsion to steal books | Bibliokleptomania |
| Morbid compulsion to start a fire | Pyromania |
| Morbid delusion of power, importance or godliness | Megalomania |
| Morbid, uncontrollable desire on the part of a woman | Nymphomania |
| Morbid, uncontrollable desire on the part of a man | Satyromania |
| Person with one-track mind | Monomania |
| Compulsion to tell lies | Mythomania |
| Madness with obsession with something | Mania |
List of One Word Substitutions – 7
Words related to speech and written works.
| Phrase | One Word |
| Book containing all the published work of an author | Omnibus |
| A written message from far off place | Telegraph |
| Informal, less grammatically rigid language | Colloquial |
| Talking around, a method of talking indirectly | Circumlocution |
| Generous, forgiving talk | Magniloquent |
| Expressive in the use of words | Eloquent |
| High sounding pompous speech or writing | Grandiloquent |
| A signature of a celebrity (signature of oneself) | Autograph |
| Walk before hand or an introductory statement | Preamble |
| Writing of one's life story | Biography |
| Writing of one's own life story | Autobiography |
| Written by light | Photograph |
| Few words packed with meaning, concise | Laconic |
| A speech to oneself, alone | Soliloquy |
List of One Word Substitutions – 8
Words related to specific type of things, events and places.
| Phrase | One Word |
| A place for sun to enter where one can sunbath | Solarium |
| A glass container in which fish and other water animals can be kept | Aquarium |
| A place for feet or speaker's platform | Podium |
| The part of a theatre where people who are watching and listening sit | Auditorium |
| An optical device for projecting various celestial images and effects | Planetarium |
| An establishment for the treatment of the chronically ill | Sanatorium |
| A place where objects are exhibited | Museum |
| Trees whose leaves fall every autumn | Deciduous |
| That which falls upon, befalls, happens | Incident |
| That which falls to someone or something | Accident |
| That which falls on the western countries | Occidental |
| The school or college one attends | Alma Mater |
| A self-moving vehicle | Automobile |
| A machine that functions by itself | Automatic |
| A baby carriage | Perambulator |
| A carriage for sick people | Ambulance |
List of One Word Substitutions – 9
Words used for various kinds of food eaters and eating habits.
| Phrase | One Word |
| Living on all | Omnivorous |
| Living on fruits | Frugivorous |
| One who eat only fruits | Fruitarian |
| One who eats no animal flesh | Vegetarian |
| One who feeds on human flesh | Cannibal |
| One who enjoys food with a sensual pleasure | Gourmand |
| One whose eating habit is repulsive | Glutton |
| Living on flesh | Carnivorous |
| Living on grass | Herbivorous |
| Living on fish | Piscivorous |
| One who eats all kinds of food | Omnivorous |
List of One Word Substitutions – 10
Words related to certain actions, time and direction.
| Phrase | One Word |
| A backward look or a view into the past | Retrospect |
| A forward look or a view into future | Prospect |
| Examine one's motives or look inwards | Introspect |
| To examine carefully | Inspect |
| A doubtful look or examination of one's motives | Suspect |
| Careful, cautious watch on surroundings | Circumspect |
| To walk aimlessly | Amble |
| When two things befall together | Coincident |
| A thing occurring again and again for a long time | Chronic |
| Someone or something out of time | Anachronism |
| To send out of one's native country | Expatriate |
| To walk around a place especially in a ritual fashion | Circumambulate |
| A highly accurate timepiece | Chronometer |
| Make to happen at the same time | Synchronize |
| An instrument which records short intervals of time | Chronograph |
| Capable of moving in all directions | Omnidirectional |
