Synonyms of stated

stated 1 of 2

adjective

1

as in declared

Related Words

• declared
• specified
• avowed
• specific
• explicit
• definite
• express
• unequivocal
• unambiguous
• definitive
• categorical
• comprehensive
• clear-cut
• unmistakable
• exhaustive
• sure
• complete
• certain
• univocal
• full
• distinct
• clear
• exact
• lucid
• understandable
• direct
• precise
• literal
• well-defined
• intelligible
• plain
• straightforward
• comprehensible
• simple

Dissimilar Words

• inferred
• implied
• implicit
• ambiguous
• vague
• unclear
• indefinite
• circuitous
• equivocal
• dark
• incorrect
• obscure
• inaccurate
• cryptic
• enigmatic
• unspecific
• imprecise
• inexact
• inexplicit
• incomprehensible
• unintelligible

2

as in said

Related Words

• said
• told
• voiced
• sounded
• articulated
• pronounced
• given
• verbalized
• consensual
• spoken
• unwritten
• implicit
• informal
• nuncupative
• verbal
• oral
• word-of-mouth
• viva voce

Dissimilar Words

• written
• explicit
• formal
• paper

stated

2 of 2

verb

past tense of state

1

as in expressed

to convey in appropriate or telling terms

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• said
• expressed
• articulated
• phrased
• described
• worded
• formulated
• put
• couched
• clothed
• implied
• summarized
• intimated
• hinted
• suggested
• translated
• told
• restated
• spoke
• disclosed
• crafted
• communicated
• uttered
• paraphrased
• insinuated
• framed
• rephrased
• reworded
• talked
• verbalized
• rendered
• vocalized
• wrote up

2

as in told

to express (a thought or emotion) in words

"I believe this theory is wrong," she stated

Synonyms & Similar Words

• said
• told
• uttered
• talked
• spoke
• discussed
• shared
• articulated
• announced
• enunciated
• verbalized
• gave
• brought out
• published
• posted
• passed
• voiced
• shouted
• vocalized
• put into words
• affirmed
• proclaimed
• looked
• declared
• advertised
• asserted
• aired
• commented
• promulgated
• averred
• sounded
• whispered
• alleged
• put
• remarked
• publicized
• phrased
• blurted
• worded
• formulated
• got off
• avowed
• ventilated
• vented
• gasped
• couched
• murmured
• broadcast
• bolted
• blabbered
• breathed
• blazed
• purred
• chirped
• mouthed
• drawled
• clothed
• spouted
• shot
• snarled
• ripped (out)
• avouched
• spluttered
• formulized
• lipped
• piped up (with)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suppressed
• stifled

3

as in voiced

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

• expressed
• voiced
• gave
• announced
• aired
• said
• looked
• expounded
• described
• sounded
• proclaimed
• wrote
• declared
• raised
• published
• put forth
• ventilated
• vented
• conveyed
• advertised
• enunciated
• circulated
• gave air to
• submitted
• offered
• disseminated
• broadcast
• enounced
• communicated
• spoke out
• spoke up
• wrote up
• put over
• chimed in
• put across
• sounded off

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suppressed
• restricted
• restrained
• stifled
• censored

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of stated

Adjective

With stated goals for AI to contribute significant percentages to their GDPs—Saudi Arabia is targeting 12% by the end of the decade and the UAE is aiming for 40% by 2031—the Gulf states view it as a central plank of their economic diversification strategies. — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 9 June 2026

Whereas secondhand refers to any item that has been previously bought, with few qualifiers outside its stated condition. — Emily Zak, Vogue, 4 June 2026

Verb

The summary further stated that several researchers at the institute developed COVID-like symptoms months before cases emerged at Wuhan’s seafood market. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 2026

Santa Barbara Zoo stated on July 20 that the cub who recently died had stopped nursing. — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026