23 – One Word Substitution Examples

Ready to boost your vocabulary and sound super smart? Let’s learn some one-word substitutions that make communication precise and powerful. These words save time, sound professional, and make you a pro at expressing ideas. Whether you’re describing someone who knows everything or something that’s no longer in use, we’ve got you covered.

One Word Substitution in English

One Word Substitution Examples

1️⃣ A person who knows everything → Omniscient
2️⃣ One who speaks less → Reticent
3️⃣ One who believes in God → Theist
4️⃣ A person who is above hundred years → Centenarian
5️⃣ One who loves mankind → Philanthropist
6️⃣ One who is unable to pay his debts → Insolvent
7️⃣ One who knows many languages → Polyglot
8️⃣ One who is indifferent to pleasure or pain → Stoic
9️⃣ One who looks on the bright side of things → Optimist
🔟 One who eats too much → Glutton


More One-Word Gems!

1️⃣1️⃣ A list of books → Catalogue
1️⃣2️⃣ A handwriting that cannot be read → Illegible
1️⃣3️⃣ People living at the same time → Contemporaries
1️⃣4️⃣ One who believes in fate → Fatalist
1️⃣5️⃣ One who looks on the dark side of things → Pessimist
1️⃣6️⃣ A person difficult to please → Fastidious
1️⃣7️⃣ A book written by an unknown author → Anonymous
1️⃣8️⃣ A thing that is fit to be eaten → Edible
1️⃣9️⃣ Work for which no salary is paid → Honorary
2️⃣0️⃣ A person who cannot read or write → Illiterate


Advanced Substitutions

2️⃣1️⃣ A thing no longer in use → Obsolete
2️⃣2️⃣ An office with high salary but no work → Sinecure
2️⃣3️⃣ One who loves books → Bibliophile


  • Instead of saying, “He loves books,” say, “He is a bibliophile.”
  • Replace, “This technology is not used anymore,” with, “This technology is obsolete.”

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