One-Word Substitution

One-Word Substitution:

• One who belongs to a foreign country- Alien.
• One who belongs to the country- Native.
• One who plays a game for pleasure and not for money- Amateur.
• One who plays a game for the sake of money- Professional.
• One who represents his country in another country- Ambassador.
• One who lives on vegetables only- Vegetarian.
• One who lives on flesh only- Carnivorous.
• One who is grown up- Adult.
• One who is underage- Minor.
• One who is of full age- Major.
• One who belongs to the same time as another- Contemporary.
• One who leaves a country to settle in another- Emigrant.
• One who comes into another country to settle down- Immigrant.
• One who cannot pay off his debts- Insolvent or Bankrupt.
• One who has been to jail many times for his crimes- Jailbird.
• One who works merely for money- Mercenary.
• One who bears the same name as another- Name-sake.
• One who takes the bright view of things- Optimist.
• One who takes the dark view of things- Pessimist.
• One who is deprived of the protection of law- Outlaw.
• One who is a leader in riots, disturbances, etc.- Ringleader.
• One who speaks for another- Spokesman.
• One who is skilful in managing state affairs- Statesman.
• One who is skilled in the use of a sword- Swordsman.
• One who tells about the private affairs of others- Tell-tale.
• One who abandons his party or principles- Turncoat.
• One who has long experience- Veteran.
• One whose wife is dead- Widower.
• That which has life- Animate.
• That which has no life- Inanimate.
• That which does not bear the name of the writer- Anonymous
• That which cannot be read- Illegible.
• That which can be read- Legible.
• That which cannot be put into practice- Impracticable.
• That which can be put into practice- Practicable.
• That which cannot be moved- Immovable.
• That which can be moved- Movable.
• That which is not likely to happen- Improbable.
• That which cannot be approached- Inaccessible or unapproachable.
• That which cannot be heard- Inaudible.
• That which cannot be believed- Incredible, Unbelievable.
• That which cannot be cured- Incurable.
• That which cannot be defended- Indefensible.
• That which cannot be done without- Indispensable.
• That which cannot be divided- Indivisible.
• That which cannot be explained- Inexplicable.
• That which catches fires easily- Inflammable, Combustible.
• That which cannot be solved- Insoluble.
• That which cannot be conquered- Invincible, Unconquerable.
• That which cannot be seen- Invisible.
• That which has no equal- Matchless, Unique.
• That which causes or ends in death- Mortal, Fatal.
• That which is not to the point- Irrelevant.
• That which cannot be repaired- Irreparable.
• That which can be seen through- Transparent.
• That which cannot be seen through- Opaque.
• That which lasts for a short time- Temporary.
• That which lasts for all times- Permanent.
• That which can be easily carried- Portable.
• That which cannot be avoided- Unavoidable.
• That which cannot be sold- Unsaleable.
• That which cannot be understood- Unintelligible.
• that which cannot be wounded- Invulnerable.
• That which is good for health- Wholesome, Nutritious.
• That which is open to objection- Objectionable.
• A place where tickets are sold- Booking Office.
• A place where dead bodies are buried- Cemetry or Graveyard.
• A place where dead bodies are burnt- Crematory or Cremation ground.
• A place where goods are stored- Godown.
• A place where medicines are prepared- Pharmacy.
• A place where clothes are washed and ironed- Laundry.
• A place where books, magazines, etc. are kept for study- Library.
• A place where historical relics and curios are kept- Museum.
• A place where meals and refreshments may be had on payment- Restaurant.
• A place of a healthy climate for the sick and the convalescents- Sanatorium.
• A place where birds, animals, etc., are kept for show- Zoo.
• Government by the nobles- Aristocracy.
• Government by one man only – Autocracy.
• Government by the people for the people of the people- Democracy.
• Government by a dictator elected by the people- Dictatorship.
• Government by the elected representatives of the people and without any hereditary head- Republic.
• The murder of a human being- Homicide.
• Murder or murderer of one’s mother- Matricide.
• Murder or murderer of one’s father- Patricide.
• Murder or murderer of one’s brother or sister- Fratricide.
• Murder of oneself- Suicide.
• A medicine that kills germs- Germicide.
• Items of business to be considered at a meeting- Agenda.
• The life history of a person- Biography.
• The life history of a person written by himself- Autobiography.
• A list of the names of books- Catalogues.
• The person working together in the same office or institution- Colleague.
• A train proceeding from a principal town- Down-train.
• A train going towards a principal town- Up-train.
• One who sells articles in the streets- Hawker.
• A professional rider in horse races- Jockey.
• A medicine tending to loosen the bowels- Laxative.
• One who makes laws- Legislator.
• A book or paper written in hand and not printed- Manuscript.
• A show was given in the afternoon- Matinee.
• An eight-sided figure- Octagon.
• A remedy for all ills- Panacea.
• An animal or plant that lives on another- Parasite.
• A permit to travel in foreign countries- Passport.
• The practise of a man having more than one wife at the same time- Polygamy.
• The practise of a woman having more than one husband at the same time- Polyandry.
• The practise of having only one wife at a time- Monogamy.
• One who speaks for God as an inspired person- Prophet.
• A four-footed animal- Quadruped.
• A long official procedure or formality- Red-tapism.
• One who sells paper, pencil, etc.- Stationer.
• People at a solemn meeting- Assembly.
• People at a lecture or concert- Audience.
• People gathered in a disorderly manner- Mob.
• People at a match or show- Spectators.
• People in a religious place- Congregation.
• People engaged in a riot- Rioters.
• Liable to be called to account- Accountable.
• Happening every year- Annual.
• Living in water- Aquatic.
• Incapable of seeing- Blind.
• Incapable of hearing- Deaf.
• Incapable of speaking- Dumb.
• Liable to be easily broken- Brittle.
• A game in which nobody wins- Drawn.
• Fit to be eaten- Eatable or Edible.
• Not fit to be elected- Ineligible.
• A speech made without previous preparation- Extempore.
• A post for which no salary is paid- Honorary.
• A post that carries a salary, but has no duties- Sinecure.
• That continues through life- Life-long.
• One who can neither read nor write- Illiterate.
• A bird that migrates from place to place- Migratory.
• All-powerful- Omnipotent.
• Present everywhere- Omnipresent.
• Knowing everything- Omniscient.
• A book published after the death of its author- Posthumous.