One Word Substitution List PDF

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One Word Substitution List - Summary

One word substitution is the use of one word in place of a wordy phrase in order to make the sentence structure clearer. The meaning, with the replacement of the phrase remains identical while the sentence becomes shorter.

One Word Substitution refers to the practice of replacing a longer phrase or a group of words with a single word that conveys the same meaning. It is a linguistic device used to make language more concise and efficient.

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Here are some examples of one-word substitutions.

List Of One Word Substitution
One Word Substitution	Generic terms
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