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

Daily Editorial Words and Vocabulary

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1. Overhaul (n.)

Meaning: A thorough examination of machinery or a system, with repairs or changes made if necessary.

เค•ाเคฏाเคชเคฒเคŸ / เคชूเคฐी เคฎเคฐเคฎ्เคฎเคค

e.g. The completely broken corporate system desperately needs a massive overhaul to function properly.

The newly elected government promised a comprehensive overhaul of the outdated education system.

Synonyms: Renovation; Revamp; Restructuring
Antonyms: Stagnation; Deterioration; Neglect
2. Discretion (n.)

Meaning: The freedom to decide what should be done in a particular situation; behaving in such a way as to avoid causing offense.

เคตिเคตेเค• / เคธाเคตเคงाเคจी

e.g. The generous manager used his personal discretion to completely waive the unfair late fee.

You must absolutely use extreme discretion when discussing these highly confidential corporate secrets.

Synonyms: Prudence; Judgment; Circumspection
Antonyms: Recklessness; Indiscretion; Carelessness
3. Bog down (phrasal v.)

Meaning: Prevent someone or something from making progress.

เคซंเคธाเคจा / เค‰เคฒเคเคจा

e.g. You must absolutely not bog down the critical project with highly trivial and irrelevant details.

The aggressive military invasion began to completely bog down in the freezing winter mud.

Synonyms: Mire; Entangle; Impede
Antonyms: Expedite; Facilitate; Advance
4. Discontent (n.)

Meaning: Dissatisfaction with one's circumstances.

เค…เคธंเคคोเคท / เคจाเคฐाเคœเค—ी

e.g. There is a rapidly growing feeling of massive public discontent regarding the highly unfair new tax laws.

The angry workers expressed their severe discontent during the incredibly tense union meeting.

Synonyms: Resentment; Grievance; Frustration
Antonyms: Satisfaction; Contentment; Fulfillment
5. Consignment (n.)

Meaning: A batch of goods destined for or delivered to someone.

เคฎाเคฒ / เคช्เคฐेเคทिเคค เคฎाเคฒ

e.g. A massive consignment of vital emergency medical supplies finally arrived at the ruined hospital.

The corrupt officials illegally seized a huge consignment of expensive imported luxury vehicles.

Synonyms: Shipment; Delivery; Batch
Antonyms: Retention; Withholding
6. Speculation (n.)

Meaning: The forming of a theory or conjecture without firm evidence.

เค…เคŸเค•เคฒ / เค…เคจुเคฎाเคจ

e.g. His highly sudden, incredibly mysterious resignation fueled massive public speculation about a corporate scandal.

Investing entirely based on wild financial speculation is an incredibly dangerous and highly risky strategy.

Synonyms: Conjecture; Supposition; Guesswork
Antonyms: Certainty; Fact; Proof
7. Contender (n.)

Meaning: A person or group competing with others to achieve something.

เคฆाเคตेเคฆाเคฐ / เคช्เคฐเคคिเคฏोเค—ी

e.g. The highly experienced athlete is a strong contender for the upcoming national championship title.

The innovative startup company quickly emerged as a massive contender in the global tech market.

Synonyms: Challenger; Competitor; Candidate
Antonyms: Supporter; Ally; Nonparticipant
8. Dismantle (v.)

Meaning: Take (a machine or structure) to pieces.

เคตिเค˜เคŸिเคค เค•เคฐเคจा / เค–ोเคฒเคจा

e.g. The highly skilled mechanics will quickly dismantle the massive car engine to accurately find the problem.

The new government plans to completely dismantle the deeply corrupt and highly inefficient old bureaucracy.

Synonyms: Deconstruct; Disassemble; Tear down
Antonyms: Assemble; Construct; Build
9. Seamlessly (adv.)

Meaning: Smoothly and continuously, with no apparent gaps or spaces.

เคจिเคฐ्เคฌाเคง เคฐूเคช เคธे

e.g. The brilliant new software seamlessly integrates with all of our existing corporate computer systems.

She managed to seamlessly transition from a quiet administrative role to a highly powerful executive position.

Synonyms: Flawlessly; Smoothly; Effortlessly
Antonyms: Clumsily; Awkwardly; Erratically
10. Juxtaposition (n.)

Meaning: The fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.

เคคुเคฒเคจा / เคชाเคธ-เคชाเคธ เคฐเค–เคจा

e.g. The beautiful art gallery featured a fascinating juxtaposition of highly ancient and completely modern sculptures.

The stark juxtaposition of extreme wealth and terrible poverty in the city is deeply disturbing.

Synonyms: Comparison; Contrast; Collocation
Antonyms: Separation; Distance; Disconnection
11. Mysticism (n.)

Meaning: The belief that union with or absorption into the Deity or the absolute may be attained through contemplation and self-surrender.

เคฐเคนเคธ्เคฏเคตाเคฆ

e.g. The ancient religious text is deeply filled with complex philosophy and highly profound spiritual mysticism.

He completely rejected logic and science, turning entirely instead to ancient practices of mysticism.

Synonyms: Spiritualism; Occultism; Transcendentalism
Antonyms: Rationalism; Empiricism; Materialism
12. Antiquity (n.)

Meaning: The ancient past, especially the period before the Middle Ages.

เคช्เคฐाเคšीเคจ เค•ाเคฒ / เคชुเคฐाเคตเคถेเคท

e.g. The incredibly valuable golden vase is a beautifully preserved relic of absolutely extreme antiquity.

Scholars travel from across the globe to intensely study the massive architectural wonders of antiquity.

Synonyms: Ancientness; Relic; Ruin
Antonyms: Modernity; Newness; Present
13. Despair (n.)

Meaning: The complete loss or absence of hope.

เคจिเคฐाเคถा / เคฎाเคฏूเคธी

e.g. The utterly ruined, completely bankrupt business owner sank into a deep state of total despair.

You must absolutely never yield to dark despair, even during the most incredibly difficult times.

Synonyms: Anguish; Hopelessness; Misery
Antonyms: Hope; Optimism; Joy
14. Elegy (n.)

Meaning: A poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead.

เคถोเค•เค—ीเคค

e.g. The grieving poet wrote a profoundly beautiful, deeply moving elegy for his recently deceased friend.

The sad, slow melody of the lone violin sounded exactly like a mournful musical elegy.

Synonyms: Lament; Dirge; Requiem
Antonyms: Celebration; Rejoicing; Paean
15. Transcend (v.)

Meaning: Be or go beyond the range or limits of (something abstract, typically a conceptual field or division).

เคชाเคฐ เค•เคฐ เคœाเคจा / เคธे เคŠเคชเคฐ เค‰เค เคจा

e.g. True, absolute artistic genius will always eventually transcend all known historical and cultural boundaries.

A mother's incredibly fierce love simply continues to transcend human logic and basic reasoning.

Synonyms: Surpass; Exceed; Outshine
Antonyms: Fail; Linger; Stagnate
16. Seminal (adj.)

Meaning: (Of a work, event, moment, or figure) strongly influencing later developments.

เคฒाเคญเคฆाเคฏเค• / เคฎौเคฒिเค• (เคœिเคธเคธे เคจเคˆ เคถुเคฐुเค†เคค เคนो)

e.g. The brilliant scientist published a seminal research paper that completely changed modern physics.

The legendary musician's highly seminal album heavily inspired an entire generation of young rock artists.

Synonyms: Influential; Groundbreaking; Formative
Antonyms: Derivative; Trivial; Irrelevant
17. Immobility (n.)

Meaning: The state of not moving; inability to move or be moved.

เค—เคคिเคนीเคจเคคा

e.g. The terrified prey remained in a state of absolute, freezing immobility to avoid the dangerous predator.

The severe spinal injury unfortunately caused complete and permanent physical immobility in his lower legs.

Synonyms: Motionlessness; Stillness; Paralysis
Antonyms: Agility; Mobility; Movement
18. Rhetoric (n.)

Meaning: The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the exploitation of figures of speech.

เคตाเค•्เคชเคŸुเคคा / เคญाเคทเคฃเคฌाเคœी

e.g. The angry voters are completely tired of the corrupt politician's empty, totally meaningless campaign rhetoric.

She used highly powerful, incredibly persuasive rhetoric to effortlessly convince the massive crowd to protest.

Synonyms: Oratory; Eloquence; Bombast
Antonyms: Quiet; Silence; Conciseness
19. Annulment (n.)

Meaning: The act of annulling something, especially a law, marriage, or contract.

เคฐเคฆ्เคฆीเค•เคฐเคฃ / เคตिเคฒोเคชเคจ

e.g. The highly frustrated couple officially sought a legal annulment after just two incredibly miserable weeks of marriage.

The angry citizens forcefully demanded the immediate annulment of the completely unfair and highly corrupt new tax law.

Synonyms: Cancellation; Invalidation; Nullification
Antonyms: Enactment; Validation; Establishment
20. Fraught (adj.)

Meaning: (Of a situation or course of action) filled with or destined to result in (something undesirable).

เคญเคฐा เคนुเค† / เคคเคจाเคตเคชूเคฐ्เคฃ

e.g. The highly dangerous military rescue mission was incredibly fraught with terrifying and completely unexpected risks.

There was a deeply fraught, incredibly uncomfortable silence in the room after the harsh accusation.

Synonyms: Anxious; Tense; Distressed
Antonyms: Tranquil; Calm; Peaceful
21. Let off the hook (idiom)

Meaning: To allow someone to escape from a difficult situation or avoid punishment.

เคฎुเคธीเคฌเคค เคฏा เคธเคœ़ा เคธे เคฌเคšा เคฒेเคจा

e.g. The highly lenient judge decided to completely let the young, incredibly apologetic first-time offender off the hook.

You absolutely cannot let the corrupt executives off the hook for such a massive financial disaster.

Synonyms: Exonerate; Acquit; Pardon
Antonyms: Hold accountable; Punish; Blame

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