100 Essential One Word Substitutes
Description
One Word
A person who does not believe in God
Atheist
A person who believes in God
Theist
A person who loves mankind
Philanthropist
A person who hates mankind
Misanthrope
One who knows many languages
Polyglot
Life history of a person written by himself
Autobiography
Life history of a person written by another
Biography
A person who looks at the bright side of things
Optimist
A person who looks at the dark side of things
Pessimist
One who is all powerful
Omnipotent
One who is present everywhere
Omnipresent
One who knows everything
Omniscient
The study of birds
Ornithology
One who eats everything (plants and meat)
Omnivorous
Killing of one's own self
Suicide
Killing of a king
Regicide
Killing of an infant
Infanticide
A place where birds are kept
Aviary
A place where bees are kept
Apiary
One who collects coins
Numismatist
One who collects stamps
Philatelist
A person who hates women
Misogynist
A hater of marriage
Misogamist
A person who walks in sleep
Somnambulist
A person who talks in sleep
Somniloquist
Government by the people
Democracy
Government by one person
Autocracy
Government by the rich
Plutocracy
Government by officials
Bureaucracy
A medicine that kills germs
Germicide
A person who is unable to pay debts
Insolvent / Bankrupt
Something that cannot be seen through
Opaque
Something that can be seen through
Transparent
A speech delivered without preparation
Extempore
A person living at the same time as another
Contemporary
A person who loves his country
Patriot
One who is difficult to please
Fastidious
Handwriting that cannot be read
Illegible
A place where dead bodies are kept for post-mortem
Mortuary
A woman whose husband is dead
Widow
A man whose wife is dead
Widower
A person who works for nothing (no salary)
Honorary
One who eats human flesh
Cannibal
A word with the same meaning
Synonym
A word with opposite meaning
Antonym
One who is out to destroy all governments
Anarchist
A poem of mourning
Elegy
A short journey for pleasure
Excursion
Study of the origin of words
Etymology
Killing of one's brother
Fratricide
Killing of one's father
Patricide
Killing of one's mother
Matricide
A collection of flowers
Bouquet
A person who speaks two languages
Bilingual
Something that happens once a year
Annual
Something that happens once in two years
Biennial
A place where coins are made
Mint
An animal that can live on land and in water
Amphibian
A list of books
Catalogue
A period of one hundred years
Century
Study of the environment
Ecology
One who is greedy for food
Glutton
A person who is new to a profession
Novice
One who eats no meat
Vegetarian
Study of earthquakes
Seismology
A person who travels on foot
Pedestrian
Science of plants
Botany
Science of animals
Zoology
A place where weapons are kept
Arsenal
A doctor who treats children
Paediatrician
Killing of a whole race
Genocide
A remedy for all diseases
Panacea
A hater of learning and knowledge
Misologist
A person who believes easily
Credulous
One who knows many things
Versatile
A disease that spreads over a large area
Epidemic
One who leaves his own country to settle in another
Emigrant
One who comes to settle in a country from abroad
Immigrant
Government by the nobility
Aristocracy
A person who is cent per cent sure of his success
Sanguine
A group of ships
Fleet
Study of the skin and its diseases
Dermatology
One who cannot hear
Deaf
One who cannot speak
Dumb
Fear of water
Hydrophobia
Fear of closed spaces
Claustrophobia
Incapable of being tired
Indefatigable
A person who is long experienced in an occupation
Veteran
Study of human mind and behavior
Psychology
One who leads an unsettled life
Vagabond
A thing likely to be easily broken
Brittle
A person who spends very little
Miser
Something that cannot be avoided
Inevitable
A speech made to oneself
Soliloquy
A state where no government exists
Anarchy
A person who is skilled in many fields
Polymath
Words written on a tomb
Epitaph
A writer who steals ideas from others
Plagiarist
One who has total power over a country
Dictator
A building where glass is made
Glassworks