One Word Substitution Questions for Competitive Exams

One word substitute is Opaque.

Ductile: (of a metal) able to be drawn out into a thin wire.
Opaque: not able to be seen through.
Obsolete: no longer produced or used.
Potable: safe to drink.

One word substitute is Philistine.

Primitive: relating to, denoting, or preserving the character of an early stage in the evolutionary or historical development of something.
Illiterate: unable to read or write.
Philistine: hostile or indifferent to culture and the arts.
Barbarian: an uncultured or brutish person.

One word substitute is Dormitory.

Bedroom: a room for sleeping in.
Dormitory: a large bedroom for a number of people in a school or institution.
Hostel: an establishment which provides inexpensive food and lodging for a specific group of people, such as students, workers, or travellers.
Basement: the floor of a building which is partly or entirely below ground level.

One word substitute is Feud.

Enmity: a state or feeling of active opposition or hostility.
Feud: a prolonged and bitter quarrel or dispute.
Quarrel: a heated argument or disagreement, typically about a trivial issue and between people who are usually on good term.
Skirmish: an episode of irregular or unpremeditated fighting, especially between small or outlying parts of armies or fleets.

One word substitute is Granary.

Hangar: a large building with an extensive floor area, typically for housing aircraft.
Dockyard: an area with docks and equipment for repairing and maintaining ships.
Store: a place where things are kept for future use or sale.
Granary: a storehouse for threshed grain.

One word substitute is Outriders.

Outriders: a person in a motor vehicle or on horseback who goes in front of or beside a vehicle as an escort or guard.
Servants: a person who performs duties for others, especially a person employed in a house on domestic duties or as a personal attendant.
Commandos: a soldier specially trained for carrying out raids.
Attendants: a person employed to provide a service to the public in a particular place.

One word substitute is Regicide.

Infanticide: the practice in some societies of killing unwanted children soon after birth.
Matricide: the killing of one’s mother.
Genocide: the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular nation or ethnic group.
Regicide: the action of killing a king.