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

This time, the TPLF appears to have mobilized widely, bringing together former foes in its stated goal of removing Abiy from power in Addis Ababa, the federal capital. — Samuel Getachew, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026

Rebel fighters forge a coalition This time, the TPLF appears to have mobilized widely, bringing together former foes in its stated goal of removing Abiy from power in Addis Ababa, the federal capital. — Samuel Getachew, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

Verb

Police stated the man arrived at the home on a bicycle, and the weapon was recovered next to his body. — Sergio Candido, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

The company has stated that the first Canaveral tower would be up and running by mid-2027. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026