state

1 to convey in appropriate or telling terms <please state the vehicle's mechanical problem as clearly and briefly as possible> Synonyms articulate, clothe, couch, express, formulate, put, say, phrase, wordRelated Words craft, frame; hint, imply, insinuate, intimate, suggest; paraphrase, rephrase, restate, reword, summarize, translate; communicate, disclose, speak, talk, tell, utter, verbalize, vocalize; describe, render, write up

2 to express (a thought or emotion) in words <“I believe this theory is wrong,” she stated> Synonyms articulate, bring out, enunciate, pass, speak, say, talk, tell, utter, verbalize, vocalizeRelated Words air, discuss, give, look, share, sound, vent, ventilate, voice; blabber, bolt, blurt, get off, shoot; advertise, announce, blaze, broadcast, declare, post, proclaim, promulgate, publicize, publish; affirm, allege, assert, aver, avouch, avow; breathe, chirp, drawl, gasp, lip, mouth, murmur, purr, shout, splutter, spout, whisper; clothe, couch, formulate, formulize, phrase, put, word; comment, pipe up (with), remark; rip (out), snarlNear Antonyms stifle, suppress

3 to make known (as an idea, emotion, or opinion) <everyone has a right to state his or her opinion, no matter how unpopular it may be> Synonyms air, expound, give, look, raise, sound, express, vent, ventilate, voiceRelated Words advertise, announce, declare, enounce, enunciate, proclaim, say; broadcast, circulate, disseminate, publish; describe, write, write up; sound off, speak out, speak up; chime in; communicate, convey, put across, put over; offer, submitNear Antonyms censor, restrain, restrictAntonyms stifle, suppress