One Word Substitutions Starting with B
Ba – Be
Bacchanalia – Wild celebration with drinking
Bacteriology – Study of bacteria
Banish – To send someone away from a country/place
Barbarian – An uncivilized or primitive person
Barricade – Barrier for defense
Benefactor – A person who helps others, especially financially
Benevolent – Kindly, charitable
Benign – Gentle, not harmful
Bibliophile – Lover of books
Biennial – Happening once every two years
One Word Substitutions Starting with B
Bi
Bigamy – Marrying one person while still legally married to another
Biography – Written account of someone’s life
Biographer – One who writes someone’s life history
Biped – Animal with two feet
Bilingual – Able to speak two languages fluently
Bimonthly – Occurring once every two months OR twice a month (context-based)
Bipartisan – Supported by two political parties
Bizarre – Very strange or unusual
Blacksmith – One who works with iron
Blasphemy – Irreverence toward God or sacred things
One Word Substitutions Starting with B
Bo
Boarding House – House where meals and lodging are provided
Bodily – Relating to the body
Bohemian – One who lives an unconventional artistic life
Bona fide – Genuine; in good faith
Bondage – State of being enslaved
Botany – Study of plants
Bouquet – An arrangement of flowers
Bounty – Generous gift or reward
Boycott – Refusal to deal with as a protest
Bravery – Quality of being courageous
One Word Substitutions Starting with B
Br – Bu
Brevity – Conciseness of speech or writing
Brigadier – Military rank between colonel and major-general
Brinkmanship – Pushing a situation to the verge of disaster
Brotherhood – Relation between brothers or fraternity
Budget – Financial statement of income and expenditure
Buffoon – Clown, joker
Burglary – Illegal entry into a building to commit a crime
Bureaucracy – Government by officials, often complex and rigid
Butler – Chief male servant of a household
Butcher – One who sells meat
One Word Substitutions Starting with B
Bacillus – A type of bacteria
Banal – Lacking originality; dull
Bastion – A stronghold, fortress
Beckon – To signal with hand/gesture
Bellicose – Aggressive, warlike
Belligerent – Hostile, engaged in war
Beneficiary – One who receives benefit
Bequest – Property left in a will
Beseech – To beg earnestly
Bestial – Beast-like, brutal
Bibliography – List of books referred in scholarly work
Bibliomania – Extreme passion for collecting books
Biennium – Period of two years
Bifurcate – To divide into two branches
Billboard – Large outdoor advertising board
Binary – Based on two elements
Bioscope – Early form of cinema projector
Biopsy – Examination of tissue from a living body
Bipedalism – Walking on two feet
Birthright – Right inherited by birth
Blatant – Obvious, offensive
Bleak – Gloomy, hopeless
Blessing in disguise – Something good hidden in misfortune
Blindfold – Covering for the eyes
Bliss – Perfect happiness
Blockade – An obstruction, especially military
Bloom – State of flowering
Blunder – A stupid mistake
Boastful – One who brags
Bolster – To support/strengthen
One Word Substitutions Starting with B
Bondage – Condition of being enslaved
Bonhomie – Cheerful friendliness
Boon – Blessing or benefit
Bootleg – To smuggle or sell illegally
Botcher – One who does clumsy work
Bovine – Relating to cattle; slow and dull
Bravado – Show of boldness intended to impress
Breakthrough – Important discovery or development
Brevity – Shortness of expression
Brigand – Bandit
One Word Substitutions Starting with B
Brimful – Full to the edge
Britannica – Famous encyclopedia
Brochure – Small booklet for advertising
Broker – One who arranges business deals
Brotherhood – Fellowship, fraternity
Brunt – Main impact/force of something
Buccaneer – Pirate
Burgeon – To grow rapidly
Burnout – State of mental/physical exhaustion
Bursar – Treasurer of a college/university
Buttress – A support for a wall; support for an idea
Buzzword – Popular but vague term
Bygone – Belonging to an earlier time
Bylaw – Local regulation
Bypass – Secondary road around a town
By-product – Secondary product/result
Byword – A person/thing synonymous with a quality
Byzantine – Excessively complicated
By-election – Election held to fill a vacancy
Bystander – A person present but not involved
One Word Substitutions Starting with B
One Word Substitutions Starting with A