English Vocabulary

75 One word Substitutes You Must Know

One word may often express the idea of a phrase. Here is a collection of 75 one word substitutes you should know.

Epicure – Somebody who has refined taste for food; somebody who loves sensual pleasure and luxury

Exonerate – Free somebody from blame or guilt; free somebody from an obligation

Eradicate – Destroy or get rid of something completely; root out an evil or bad practice

Fastidious – A person difficult to please

Fatalist – A person who believes that all events are pre-determined

Honorary – A post which doesn’t carry any salary

Illegal – That which is against law

Illiterate – A person who cannot read or write

Hostility – Intense aggression or anger; state of antagonism

Incorrigible – Impossible to change

Irritable – A man who is easily irritated

Irrelevant – Not applicable

Invisible – That which cannot be seen

Inaudible – That which cannot be heard

Incredible – That which cannot be believed

Impracticable – That which cannot be practiced

Invincible – That which cannot be conquered

Indispensable – Something that is essential and cannot be dispensed with

Inevitable – That which cannot be avoided

Irrevocable – That which cannot be changed

Illicit – That which is considered wrong or unacceptable by prevailing social standards

Insoluble – Incapable of being dissolved in a liquid

Inflammable – Something that quickly catches fire

Infanticide – The act of killing an infant

Matricide – Killing of one’s own mother; killer of one’s own mother

Patricide – Killing of one’s own father; killer of one’s own father

Kidnap - To take somebody away by force and hold him or her prisoner, usually for ransom

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