ONE WORD SUBSTITUTES: one-word substitution is a process in which people use one word to replace a wordy phrase, to make the sentence structure more clear. … ‘ The meaning is identical, yet the sentence is shorter. Here the list of one-word substitutes given which are used in our day-to-day conversation.
| ONE WORD | PHRASE | |
| Agnostic | One who is not sure about God’s existence | |
| Arsonist | A person who deliberately sets fire to a building | |
| Amateur | One who does a thing for pleasure and not as a profession | |
| Ambidextrous | One who can use either hand with ease | |
| Auditor | One who makes an official examination of accounts | |
| Anarchist | A person who believes in or tries to bring about a state of lawlessness | |
| Apostate | A person who has changed his faith | |
| Atheist | One who does not believe in the existence of God | |
| Arbitrator | A person appointed by two parties to solve a dispute | |
| Ascetic | One who leads an austere life | |
| Amateur | One who does a thing for pleasure and not as a profession | |
| Ambidextrous | One who can either hand with ease | |
| Bohemian | An unconventional style of living | |
| Cacographer | One who is bad in spellings | |
| Cannibal | One who feeds on human flesh | |
| Chauvinist | A person who is blindly devoted to an idea/ A person displaying aggressive or exaggerated patriotism | |
| Connoisseur | A critical judge of any art and craft | |
| Contemporaries | Persons living at the same time | |
| Convalescent | One who is recovering health after illness | |
| Coquette | A girl/woman who flirts with man | |
| Cosmopolitan | A person who regards the whole world as his country | |
| Cynosure | One who is a centre of attraction | |
| Cynic | One who sneers at the beliefs of others | |
| Demagogue | A leader or orator who espoused the cause of the common people | |
| Debonair | A person having a sophisticated charm | |
| Demagogue | A leader who sways his followers by his oratory | |
| Dilettante | A dabbler (not serious) in art, science and literature | |
| Epicure | One who is for pleasure of eating and drinking | |
| Egotist | One who often talks of his achievements | |
| Emigrant | Someone who leaves one country to settle in another | |
| Effeminate | A man who is womanish in his habits | |
| Fastidious | One hard to please (very selective in his habits) | |
| Fugitive | One who runs away from justice | |
| Fanatic | One who is filled with excessive enthusiasm in religious matters |