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

Daily Editorial Words and Vocabulary

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1. Deleterious (adj.)

Meaning: Causing harm or damage.

เคนाเคจिเค•ाเคฐเค•

e.g. The highly toxic chemical leak had a severely deleterious effect on the fragile local ecosystem.

Chronic sleep deprivation is incredibly deleterious to both your physical and mental health over time.

Synonyms: Harmful; Detrimental; Damaging
Antonyms: Beneficial; Advantageous; Helpful
2. Fealty (n.)

Meaning: Sworn loyalty to a lord; formal acknowledgment of loyalty.

เคจिเคท्เค ा / เคตเคซाเคฆाเคฐी

e.g. The brave ancient knights swore an oath of absolute, unbreakable fealty to their noble king.

The strict corporation demands complete fealty from all of its highly paid senior executives.

Synonyms: Loyalty; Allegiance; Fidelity
Antonyms: Treachery; Disloyalty; Betrayal
3. Entrench (v.)

Meaning: Establish (an attitude, habit, or belief) so firmly that change is very difficult or unlikely.

เคธ्เคฅाเคชिเคค เค•เคฐเคจा / เคœเคก़ เคœเคฎाเคจा

e.g. The corrupt dictator ruthlessly tried to completely entrench his absolute power over the small island nation.

We must actively entrench these incredibly positive new learning habits early in the academic year.

Synonyms: Establish; Root; Ingrain
Antonyms: Dislodge; Uproot; Eradicate
4. Elusive (adj.)

Meaning: Difficult to find, catch, or achieve.

เคฎाเคฏाเคตी / เคนाเคฅ เคจ เค†เคจे เคตाเคฒा

e.g. The famously elusive jewel thief completely vanished into the dense, dark city fog without a trace.

A permanent, peaceful political settlement unfortunately remains highly elusive in the war-torn region.

Synonyms: Evasive; Slippery; Fleeting
Antonyms: Accessible; Tangible; Reachable
5. Perpetuate (v.)

Meaning: Make (something, typically an undesirable situation or an unfounded belief) continue indefinitely.

เคฌเคจाเค เคฐเค–เคจा / เคœाเคฐी เคฐเค–เคจा

e.g. We absolutely must not perpetuate these deeply harmful and highly offensive cultural stereotypes.

By completely ignoring the ongoing massive fraud, you only serve to perpetuate the corrupt system.

Synonyms: Maintain; Preserve; Sustain
Antonyms: Abolish; Eradicate; Terminate
6. Crucible (n.)

Meaning: A situation of severe trial, or in which different elements interact, leading to the creation of something new.

เค•เคธौเคŸी / เคญเคŸ्เคŸी

e.g. The brutal, incredibly demanding military training camp served as a massive crucible for the young soldiers.

Modern global cities are often a vibrant crucible of highly diverse cultures and brilliant new ideas.

Synonyms: Trial; Test; Melting pot
Antonyms: Sanctuary; Haven; Refuge
7. Render (v.)

Meaning: Provide or give; cause to be or become; make.

เคฌเคจा เคฆेเคจा / เคช्เคฐเคธ्เคคुเคค เค•เคฐเคจा

e.g. The massive earthquake threatened to render the entire ancient city completely uninhabitable.

The highly complex legal jargon serves only to entirely render the crucial contract totally incomprehensible.

Synonyms: Make; Leave; Cause to be
Antonyms: Restore; Salvage; Rescue
8. Statute (n.)

Meaning: A written law passed by a legislative body.

เค•ाเคจूเคจ / เคตिเคงाเคจ

e.g. The highly strict new environmental statute heavily penalizes any factory for dumping toxic chemical waste.

The completely outdated legal statute was finally removed from the national books after massive public protests.

Synonyms: Law; Ordinance; Act
Antonyms: Suggestion; Hypothesis; Theory
9. Overlook (v.)

Meaning: Fail to notice (something); ignore or disregard.

เค…เคจเคฆेเค–ा เค•เคฐเคจा / เคšूเค• เคœाเคจा

e.g. You simply cannot completely overlook such a massive, glaring error in the final financial report.

The generous manager chose to quietly overlook the young employee's incredibly minor, harmless mistake.

Synonyms: Disregard; Ignore; Miss
Antonyms: Notice; Emphasize; Scrutinize
10. Prestige (n.)

Meaning: Widespread respect and admiration felt for someone or something.

เคช्เคฐเคคिเคท्เค ा / เคธเคฎ्เคฎाเคจ

e.g. The incredibly brilliant scientific discovery brought massive, highly international prestige to the small university.

He completely ruined his carefully built professional prestige by engaging in a deeply shameful corporate scandal.

Synonyms: Stature; Status; Reputation
Antonyms: Infamy; Disgrace; Ignominy
11. Laureate (n.)

Meaning: A person who is honored with an award for outstanding creative or intellectual achievement.

เคชुเคฐเคธ्เค•ाเคฐ เคตिเคœेเคคा

e.g. The brilliant, highly celebrated Nobel laureate delivered an incredibly inspiring speech to the young students.

She became a massively famous literary laureate after publishing her highly acclaimed third historical novel.

Synonyms: Honoree; Winner; Victor
Antonyms: Loser; Failure
12. Reinforce (v.)

Meaning: Strengthen or support (an object or substance), especially with additional material.

เคธुเคฆृเคข़ เค•เคฐเคจा / เคฎเคœเคฌूเคค เคฌเคจाเคจा

e.g. The structural engineer used massive steel beams to heavily reinforce the crumbling ancient bridge.

You must absolutely reinforce these incredibly positive new learning habits early in the academic school year.

Synonyms: Bolster; Strengthen; Support
Antonyms: Weaken; Undermine; Sabotage
13. Notion (n.)

Meaning: A conception of or belief about something.

เคงाเคฐเคฃा / เคตिเคšाเคฐ

e.g. He completely rejects the highly ridiculous notion that absolute money can buy genuine human happiness.

The incredibly outdated notion that the Earth is entirely flat was thoroughly debunked centuries ago.

Synonyms: Concept; Idea; Belief
Antonyms: Reality; Fact; Truth
14. Attribute (v.)

Meaning: Regard something as being caused by (someone or something).

เคถ्เคฐेเคฏ เคฆेเคจा / เค•ाเคฐเคฃ เคฎाเคจเคจा

e.g. The highly successful CEO likes to entirely attribute her massive corporate success to incredibly hard work.

You absolutely cannot attribute this deeply complex global economic failure to just one single political event.

Synonyms: Ascribe; Credit; Impute
Antonyms: Disconnect; Separate; Sever
15. Distort (v.)

Meaning: Pull or twist out of shape; give a misleading or false account or impression of.

เคตिเค•ृเคค เค•เคฐเคจा / เคคोเคก़-เคฎเคฐोเคก़เคจा

e.g. The incredibly biased news journalist constantly attempted to severely distort the highly complex political facts.

Looking entirely through the strangely curved, incredibly thick glass will completely distort your natural vision.

Synonyms: Twist; Warp; Misrepresent
Antonyms: Clarify; Straighten; Purify
16. Extensive (adj.)

Meaning: Covering or affecting a large area; large in amount or scale.

เคต्เคฏाเคชเค• / เคตिเคธ्เคคृเคค

e.g. The highly damaged historical building requires absolutely massive, incredibly extensive structural repairs before reopening safely.

She possesses an incredibly extensive, deeply profound knowledge of highly ancient Roman imperial history.

Synonyms: Comprehensive; Broad; Widespread
Antonyms: Restricted; Limited; Confined
17. No man is an island (idiom)

Meaning: A phrase meaning that no one is truly self-sufficient; everyone relies on others.

เคฎเคจुเคท्เคฏ เค…เค•ेเคฒा เคจเคนीं เคœी เคธเค•เคคा

e.g. You absolutely must ask for help during this crisis, because truly, no man is an island.

He finally realized that absolute isolation is dangerous and that completely, no man is an island.

Synonyms: -
Antonyms: -
18. Astronomical (adj.)

Meaning: Relating to astronomy; (of an amount) extremely large.

เคฌเคนुเคค เคฌเคก़ा / เค–เค—ोเคฒीเคฏ

e.g. The incredibly wealthy businessman completely lost an absolutely astronomical sum of money in the massive crash.

The highly specialized, incredibly advanced medical treatment comes at an entirely astronomical financial cost.

Synonyms: Colossal; Massive; Enormous
Antonyms: Minuscule; Microscopic; Trivial
19. Collaboration (n.)

Meaning: The action of working with someone to produce or create something.

เคธเคนเคฏोเค—

e.g. The highly beautiful, incredibly moving new musical album is a brilliant collaboration between the two famous artists.

Complete, absolute international collaboration is deeply necessary to successfully tackle massive global climate change.

Synonyms: Teamwork; Partnership; Alliance
Antonyms: Opposition; Resistance; Conflict
20. Reputational (adj.)

Meaning: Relating to the beliefs or opinions that are generally held about someone or something.

เคช्เคฐเคคिเคท्เค ा เคธंเคฌंเคงी

e.g. The incredibly massive, completely unexpected corporate banking scandal caused absolutely immense, unrecoverable reputational damage.

The company hired highly expensive, incredibly skilled public relations experts to handle the massive reputational crisis.

Synonyms: Character-related; Prestige-based
Antonyms: -

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