My Article on One Word Substitutes


                                          One word Substitutes
Do you know ? what the use of one word substitutes in English is?
To compress the language we need to learn one word substitutes. Substitution means instead of. So to replace a sentence we can use one word. This also makes work more succinct, instead of convoluted. The meaning is identical, yet the sentence is shorter. This adds a complexity to writing.
For Eg: ‘He works for the welfare of women.’ Instead you can say he is a feminist.
Do you know? An image can save a page. Likewise one word can concise the matter or pages of information. Now I want to let you know some of the One Word Substitutes.
  1. Antiquary:  A person who studies, collects  or sells ancients relics.
    Eg: Rakhesh has a habit of antiquary.
    2. Amateur: A person who does something for pleasure not as a job.
     Eg: The tournament is open to both amateurs and professionals.
   3. Blasphemy: Impious words uttered against God.
  Eg: Many people found the film ‘Peeke’ blasphemous.
4. Bigot  : A person who has prejudiced religious views.
Eg: Most of the people have bigot beliefs about religion.
5. Bibliophile: A great lover of books.
Eg: Dr. BR Ambedkar was a bibliophile.
6. Cannibal: Man who eats human flesh.
Eg: A tribe of cannibals are living in deepest forests.
7. Celibacy: The state of being unmarried.
Eg: Swami Vivekananda had taken celibacy throughout his life.
8. Complacent: A person who is satisfied with one’s own character and achievement.
Eg: We must not become complacent about progress.
9. Connoisseur: A sensitive critic and judge or expert of an art.
Eg: Leonardo da Vinci was a connoisseur of Italian painting.
10.Dead lock: A situation which brings progress to a stand still or complete failure.
Eg: The strike appeared to have reached deadlock.
11. Despot : A ruler with absolute powers or one who uses it in a cruel way.
Eg: The politician used his power in despotic manner.
12. Encyclopedia:  A book which gives information on all branches of knowledge.
Eg: The great Aristotle had an encyclopedic brain. He touched all subjects on the earth except medicine.
13. Extempore: A speech delivered without previous preparation.
Eg: She has an ability to deliver extempore speeches.
14. Effeminate: A person who has female qualities.
Eg : His behavior seems to be effeminate.
15. Eccentric: A person who has strange habits.
Eg: Most people considered him a harmless eccentric.
 16. Fanatic: A person filled with excessive religious sentiments.
  Eg: He is fanatical about religious issues.
17. Fortitude: The quality of courage in adverse circumstances.
Eg: Subhash Chandra Bose had shown his fortitude in freedom movement.
18. Fiasco: A matter which ends in failure or disaster.
Eg: What a fiasco the cyclone is!
19. Fallible: A person who is prone to make mistakes.
Eg : All human beings are fallible.
20. Fatalist: A person who believes fate.
Eg: Ramesh is always a fatalist.
 Finally I want to conclude that learning these one word substitutions you can learn to write and speak effectively. To test your effectiveness these are given in all the competitive examinations.
                                                  Thank you.

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