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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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One Word Substitutions Starting with B

One Word Substitutions Starting with A