03 September 2026 Editorial Words | For SSC, Banking and CDS

Daily Editorial Words and Vocabulary

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1. Remunerative (adj.)

Meaning: Financially rewarding; lucrative.

लाभकारी / लाभदायक

e.g. She decided to leave her stressful job for a much more remunerative position in banking.

Farming is rarely a highly remunerative business without massive government subsidies.

Synonyms: Lucrative; Profitable; Rewarding
Antonyms: Unprofitable; Unrewarding
2. Erratic (adj.)

Meaning: Not even or regular in pattern or movement; unpredictable.

अनियमित / अस्थिर

e.g. The global stock market has shown highly erratic behavior over the last few turbulent weeks.

His extremely erratic driving on the highway immediately caught the attention of the police.

Synonyms: Unpredictable; Inconsistent
Antonyms: Consistent; Predictable; Stable
3. Akin (adj.)

Meaning: Of similar character; related by blood.

के समान / सदृश

e.g. The sheer terror she felt during the massive earthquake was closely akin to absolute panic.

Stealing sensitive corporate documents is an act completely akin to professional treason.

Synonyms: Similar; Comparable; Analogous
Antonyms: Unlike; Dissimilar; Unrelated
4. Proactive (adj.)

Meaning: Creating or controlling a situation by causing something to happen rather than responding to it after it has happened.

अग्रसक्रिय / पहले से कार्य करने वाला

e.g. The company took a highly proactive approach to improving overall workplace safety.

You must be strictly proactive in aggressively managing your personal finances.

Synonyms: Anticipatory; Enterprising
Antonyms: Reactive; Passive
5. Pitfall (n.)

Meaning: A hidden or unsuspected danger or difficulty.

खतरे / छिपी बाधाएं

e.g. Buying a house without a proper inspection is full of potential financial pitfalls.

The experienced guide helped us avoid the dangerous pitfalls of the dense jungle.

Synonyms: Hazard; Danger; Snag
Antonyms: Advantage; Benefit
6. Contingent (adj.)

Meaning: Subject to chance; occurring or existing only if certain other circumstances are the case.

आकस्मिक / निर्भर

e.g. The final approval of the corporate merger is strictly contingent upon a legal review.

Our outdoor weekend plans are entirely contingent on the highly unpredictable weather.

Synonyms: Dependent; Conditional
Antonyms: Certain; Independent
7. Ascribe (v.)

Meaning: Attribute something to (a cause).

श्रेय देना / कारण बताना

e.g. He humbly tried to ascribe his massive financial success entirely to good luck.

People incorrectly ascribe this famous historical quote to the wrong president.

Synonyms: Attribute; Credit; Assign
Antonyms: Deny; Disconnect
8. Riparian (adj.)

Meaning: Relating to or situated on the banks of a river.

नदी तटवर्ती / नदी के किनारे का

e.g. The government introduced strict new laws to protect the fragile riparian ecosystem.

They purchased a beautiful piece of riparian property to build their summer cabin.

Synonyms: Riverine; Riverside; Coastal
Antonyms: Inland; Interior
9. Impasse (n.)

Meaning: A situation in which no progress is possible, especially because of disagreement.

गतिरोध

e.g. The bitter ongoing peace negotiations have unfortunately reached a complete political impasse.

Management and the labor union are currently at a severe impasse over employee wages.

Synonyms: Deadlock; Stalemate; Standstill
Antonyms: Breakthrough; Solution; Agreement
10. Codify (v.)

Meaning: Arrange (laws or rules) into a systematic code.

संहिताबद्ध करना / संकलन करना

e.g. The committee spent three years trying to properly codify the unwritten rules of the sport.

The new constitution seeks to strictly codify the fundamental human rights of all citizens.

Synonyms: Systematize; Organize; Tabulate
Antonyms: Disorganize; Muddle
11. Flare-up (n.)

Meaning: A sudden outburst of something, especially violence or a medical condition.

भड़क उठना / अचानक प्रकोप

e.g. The peacekeepers rushed to the border to aggressively contain the violent military flare-up.

She had to cancel her busy travel plans due to a sudden flare-up of her chronic illness.

Synonyms: Outburst; Eruption; Outbreak
Antonyms: Cessation; Suppression
12. Pinnacle (n.)

Meaning: The most successful point; the culmination.

शिखर / चरम बिंदु

e.g. Winning the prestigious global championship was the absolute pinnacle of his athletic career.

The celebrated author finally reached the pinnacle of her literary success.

Synonyms: Peak; Summit; Zenith
Antonyms: Nadir; Trough; Bottom
13. Immortality (n.)

Meaning: The ability to live forever; eternal life.

अमरता

e.g. The ancient pharaohs built massive stone pyramids to fiercely ensure their immortality.

The incredible success of her classic novel guaranteed her absolute literary immortality.

Synonyms: Eternity; Perpetuity
Antonyms: Mortality; Finitude
14. Quash (v.)

Meaning: Reject or void, especially by legal procedure; put an end to; suppress.

खारिज करना / दबाना

e.g. The supreme court bravely decided to quash the completely unfair and illegal conviction.

Heavy rain showers managed to violently quash the spreading forest fire.

Synonyms: Suppress; Crush; Annul
Antonyms: Validate; Promote; Incite
15. Expedient (adj. / n.)

Meaning: (Of an action) convenient and practical although possibly improper or immoral.

मुनासिब / लाभदायक (शायद अनैतिक)

e.g. The corrupt politician took the most expedient route, completely ignoring his moral duty.

It was highly expedient to simply blame the computer system for the massive financial error.

Synonyms: Advantageous; Convenient
Antonyms: Inexpedient; Disadvantageous
16. Stringent (adj.)

Meaning: Strict, precise, and exacting.

कठोर / सख्त

e.g. The new airport has incredibly stringent security measures to prevent any terrorist threats.

The government imposed highly stringent new rules on corporate chemical pollution.

Synonyms: Strict; Rigorous; Exacting
Antonyms: Lenient; Flexible; Mild
17. Orthodox (adj.)

Meaning: (Of a person or their views) conforming to what is generally or traditionally accepted as right or true.

रूढ़िवादी / पारंपरिक

e.g. He holds highly orthodox views on childhood education and hates modern teaching methods.

She rejected her deeply orthodox upbringing to fiercely pursue a career in modern art.

Synonyms: Traditional; Conventional
Antonyms: Unorthodox; Radical; Heretical
18. Monolith (n.)

Meaning: A large single upright block of stone; a large, impersonal political, corporate, or social structure.

एकाश्म / विशाल और अखंड संगठन

e.g. The media company has slowly grown into a terrifying global monolith that crushes all competition.

The ancient religious monolith was carved directly out of a single massive mountain.

Synonyms: Behemoth; Giant; Block
Antonyms: -
19. Antediluvian (adj.)

Meaning: Of or belonging to the time before the biblical Flood; ridiculously old-fashioned.

बहुत पुराना / आदम के ज़माने का

e.g. My grandfather still uses an incredibly antediluvian mobile phone with a black-and-white screen.

Her completely antediluvian views on the role of women deeply shocked the young students.

Synonyms: Antiquated; Outdated; Archaic
Antonyms: Modern; State-of-the-art

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