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

Daily Editorial Words and Vocabulary

Improve your English with our editorial word lists taken directly from leading newspapers. Download today's complete vocabulary list in PDF format using the button in the bottom corner.

1. Negotiate (v.)

Meaning: Obtain or bring about by discussion; find a way over or through an obstacle.

बातचीत करना / समझौता करना

e.g. The clever diplomats worked tirelessly to negotiate a peaceful end to the war.

You must learn to forcefully negotiate your starting salary before accepting the job.

Synonyms: Bargain; Consult; Mediate
Antonyms: Dictate; Demand; Enforce
2. 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; Forward-looking
Antonyms: Reactive; Passive
3. Deterrence (n.)

Meaning: The action of discouraging an action or event through instilling doubt or fear of the consequences.

निवारण / रोक

e.g. The government argued that severe prison sentences act as a powerful deterrence against crime.

Nuclear weapons were primarily built as a massive strategic deterrence during the Cold War.

Synonyms: Prevention; Disincentive
Antonyms: Encouragement; Incentive
4. Retaliatory (adj.)

Meaning: (Of an action) characterized by a desire for revenge.

प्रतिशोधात्मक / जवाबी

e.g. Harsh retaliatory tariffs were immediately imposed on all imported foreign vehicles.

The sudden retaliatory attack completely destroyed the fragile international peace agreement.

Synonyms: Punitive; Vengeful; Reprisal
Antonyms: Forgiving; Merciful
5. Chokepoint (n.)

Meaning: A point of congestion or blockage.

संकीर्ण मार्ग / रुकावट का स्थान

e.g. The narrow canal is a massive global chokepoint for international maritime shipping.

Enemy forces aggressively targeted the mountain chokepoint to completely halt the supply convoy.

Synonyms: Bottleneck; Obstruction
Antonyms: Opening; Passage
6. Bedrock (n.)

Meaning: The fundamental principles on which something is based; solid rock underlying loose deposits.

आधारशिला / मूल सिद्धांत

e.g. Freedom of completely uncensored speech is the absolute bedrock of a healthy democracy.

The hard bedrock beneath the soft soil provides massive stability for the skyscraper.

Synonyms: Foundation; Core; Basis
Antonyms: Top; Facade; Superficiality
7. Reckoning (n.)

Meaning: The avenging or punishing of past mistakes or misdeeds; a calculation.

हिसाब-किताब / प्रतिफल

e.g. The devastating environmental crisis is a terrifying global reckoning for our past pollution.

By my careful reckoning, we are still missing thousands of dollars from the secure vault.

Synonyms: Judgment; Calculation
Antonyms: Amnesty; Forgiveness
8. Fledgling (n. / adj.)

Meaning: A person or organization that is immature, inexperienced, or underdeveloped; a young bird.

नवोदित / अनुभवहीन

e.g. The fledgling tech company struggled heavily to secure its very first round of funding.

A fledgling bird finally learned to bravely fly after weeks of dedicated practice.

Synonyms: Emerging; Nascent; Novice
Antonyms: Experienced; Veteran; Mature
9. Folly (n.)

Meaning: Lack of good sense; foolishness.

मूर्खता / बेवकूफी

e.g. It would be absolute folly to completely ignore the incredibly harsh winter weather warnings.

The massive, useless monument was widely considered a terribly expensive political folly.

Synonyms: Foolishness; Stupidity
Antonyms: Wisdom; Prudence; Sagacity
10. Sophisticated (adj.)

Meaning: (Of a machine, system, or technique) developed to a high degree of complexity; worldly-wise.

परिष्कृत / जटिल / उन्नत

e.g. The military heavily relies on highly sophisticated radar systems to detect enemy aircraft.

She charmed everyone at the gala with her incredibly sophisticated and elegant manners.

Synonyms: Advanced; Complex; Refined
Antonyms: Primitive; Crude; Simple
11. Assertions (n.)

Meaning: A confident and forceful statement of fact or belief.

दावे / कथन

e.g. He made several bold assertions regarding the absolute superiority of his new software.

There is absolutely no scientific evidence to back up her highly controversial assertions.

Synonyms: Claims; Declarations
Antonyms: Denials; Rejections
12. Frameworks (n.)

Meaning: An essential supporting structure of a building, vehicle, or object; a basic conceptual structure.

ढांचा / रूपरेखा

e.g. The complex international treaty provides the necessary legal frameworks for global environmental protection.

Strong steel frameworks are absolutely required to safely support the massive new skyscraper.

Synonyms: Structures; Foundations
Antonyms: -
13. Salience (n.)

Meaning: The quality of being particularly noticeable or important; prominence.

प्रमुखता / विशिष्टता

e.g. The strict new economic policy holds massive salience for struggling small business owners.

She brilliantly explained the deep psychological salience of the patient's recurring nightmares.

Synonyms: Prominence; Importance
Antonyms: Obscurity; Irrelevance
14. Coveted (adj. / v.)

Meaning: Greatly desired or envied.

प्रतिष्ठित / चाहा हुआ

e.g. The brilliant young actor finally won the highly coveted international film award.

It is the most heavily coveted corporate job position in the entire tech industry.

Synonyms: Desired; Craved; Envied
Antonyms: Despised; Rejected
15. Omission (n.)

Meaning: Someone or something that has been left out or excluded.

चूक / लोप

e.g. The glaring omission of her name from the official report deeply offended her.

His massive financial failure was ultimately caused by a completely careless error of omission.

Synonyms: Exclusion; Deletion; Oversight
Antonyms: Inclusion; Addition; Insertion
16. Obnoxious (adj.)

Meaning: Extremely unpleasant; highly offensive.

अप्रिय / घिनौना

e.g. The incredibly obnoxious customer violently yelled at the completely innocent teenage waiter.

We were eventually forced to leave the theater because of an obnoxious group of teenagers.

Synonyms: Offensive; Annoying; Repugnant
Antonyms: Pleasant; Delightful; Charming

Comments