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Word Substitution

Friends, are you aware that in English language there are some phrases or sentence which can be substituted by a single word.

Here are some ONE WORD SUBSTITUTION

1 One who knows every thing- Omniscient

2 One who is present everywhere- Omnipresent

3 One who is all powerful- Omnipotent

4 One who can not read and write- Illiterate

5 One who acts against religion- Heretic

6 One who offers one’s services- Volunteer

7 One who loves mankind- Philanthropist

8 Love for mankind- Philanthropy

9 One who hates mankind- Misanthrope

10 One who is out to destroy the government- Anarchist

11 One who eats human flesh- Cannibal

12 Those who live at the same time– Contemporary

13 One who is more than hundred years old- Centenarian

14 One who is eighty years old- Octogenarian

15 One for whom the world is a home- Cosmopolitan

16 One who is indifferent to pain and pleasure- Stoic

17 One who is given to pleasures of the flesh- Epicure

18 One that lives on others- Parasite

19 One who is sympathetic to mankind- Humanitarian

20 One who walks on foot- Pedestrian

21 One who studies things of past- Antiquarian

22 One who is gifted with several talents- Versatile

23 One who does not drink alcohol- Teetotaler

24  One who is new to a profession- Novice

25 One who is habitual drunkard- Sot

26  One who settles in another country- Immigrant

27 One who knows many languages- Polyglot

28 One who carves in stone- Sculptor

29 One who cuts precious stones- Lapidary

30 One who deals in cattle- Drover

31 One who cures eye disease- Oculist

32 One who sells sweets and pastries- Confectioner

33 One who collects postage stamps- Philatelist

34 One who loads and unloads ships– Stevedore

35 One who compiles dictionary- Lexicographer

36 One who walks in one’s sleep- Somnambulist

37 One who has an irresistible tendency to steal- Kleptomaniac

38  One who breaks images or idols- Iconoclast

Above mentioned are examples of few substitutions for the phrase/sentence, there are many more words substitution in English language.

Waiting for your feedback on this blog.

Anil Malik

Mumbai, India

20th February 2025

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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