Synonyms of state

state 1 of 2

noun

ˈstāt 

1

as in nation

a body of people composed of one or more nationalities usually with its own territory and government

the British monarch is the head of state, while the prime minister is the head of the government

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nation
• country
• commonwealth
• kingdom
• land
• province
• republic
• sovereignty
• empire
• domain
• realm
• democracy
• sovereign
• nation-state
• principality
• homeland
• dominion
• settlement
• mandate
• monarchy
• dictatorship
• duchy
• colony
• dependency
• microstate
• sultanate
• ministate
• city-state
• soil
• fatherland
• emirate
• theocracy
• power
• trust territory
• oligarchy
• sea power
• dukedom
• world power
• superpower
• great power
• welfare state
• motherland
• condominium
• seigniory
• client state
• monocracy

2

as in dignity

high position within society

Sir Thomas More was accorded an execution befitting his state: a beheading and not the hanging that common criminals received

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dignity
• rank
• quality
• nobility
• highness
• standing
• class
• fashion
• status
• caste
• superiority
• distinction
• primacy
• dominance
• precedence
• gentility
• gentleness
• station
• nobleness
• preeminence
• preferment
• loftiness
• grandness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• degradation
• debasement
• subordination
• inferiority
• baseness
• lowness
• commonness
• lowliness
• subordinateness

state

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verb

1

as in to say

to convey in appropriate or telling terms

please state the vehicle's mechanical problem as clearly and briefly as possible

Synonyms & Similar Words

• say
• express
• word
• phrase
• put
• articulate
• formulate
• couch
• describe
• clothe
• craft
• imply
• translate
• speak
• summarize
• hint
• tell
• disclose
• frame
• suggest
• restate
• utter
• communicate
• intimate
• paraphrase
• render
• insinuate
• talk
• rephrase
• verbalize
• write up
• vocalize
• reword

2

as in to utter

to express (a thought or emotion) in words

"I believe this theory is wrong," she stated

Synonyms & Similar Words

• say
• utter
• tell
• talk
• speak
• discuss
• share
• articulate
• verbalize
• bring out
• give
• put
• put into words
• voice
• pass
• announce
• vocalize
• enunciate
• post
• air
• look
• sound
• publish
• declare
• get off
• affirm
• shout
• proclaim
• assert
• word
• mouth
• advertise
• broadcast
• promulgate
• publicize
• ventilate
• phrase
• lip
• whisper
• vent
• breathe
• blurt
• aver
• comment
• formulate
• remark
• couch
• allege
• blaze
• avow
• gasp
• murmur
• bolt
• drawl
• clothe
• chirp
• blabber
• shoot
• rip (out)
• snarl
• spout
• formulize
• avouch
• pipe up (with)
• purr
• splutter

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suppress
• stifle

3

as in to voice

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 & Similar Words

• voice
• express
• give
• air
• look
• sound
• announce
• put forth
• say
• raise
• write
• expound
• ventilate
• declare
• describe
• vent
• proclaim
• convey
• broadcast
• advertise
• publish
• give air to
• disseminate
• submit
• circulate
• speak out
• offer
• speak up
• write up
• enunciate
• communicate
• enounce
• put over
• sound off
• put across
• chime in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suppress
• restrict
• restrain
• stifle
• censor

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of state

Noun

Doctors are not required by state or federal law to sue patients for unpaid medical debt. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026

State voter rolls The Elias Law Group moved to intervene in all of the DOJ’s voter data acquisition lawsuits filed against noncomplying states that refused to turn over their unredacted voter rolls. — Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 2 Nov. 2026

Verb

Blanchard stated he was directed into the other travel lane due to a lane closure. — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026

Perhaps due to his outsider background, Yormark was arguably one of the industry’s biggest proponents of bringing in private equity money, explicitly and relentlessly stating his interest in landing a PE deal for the Big 12. — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2026