Synonyms of stating

stating

verb

present participle of state

1

as in saying

to convey in appropriate or telling terms

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• saying
• expressing
• articulating
• putting
• describing
• formulating
• wording
• clothing
• phrasing
• implying
• suggesting
• intimating
• telling
• summarizing
• restating
• couching
• translating
• hinting
• speaking
• disclosing
• paraphrasing
• insinuating
• crafting
• communicating
• uttering
• framing
• talking
• rephrasing
• verbalizing
• rewording
• rendering
• vocalizing
• writing up

2

as in telling

to express (a thought or emotion) in words

"I believe this theory is wrong," she stated

Synonyms & Similar Words

• saying
• telling
• uttering
• talking
• speaking
• discussing
• sharing
• announcing
• articulating
• verbalizing
• giving
• putting
• vocalizing
• enunciating
• bringing out
• passing
• posting
• shouting
• voicing
• proclaiming
• declaring
• publishing
• affirming
• putting into words
• looking
• asserting
• alleging
• airing
• promulgating
• sounding
• whispering
• averring
• publicizing
• blurting
• ventilating
• avowing
• advertising
• venting
• commenting
• broadcasting
• remarking
• formulating
• getting off
• wording
• spouting
• mouthing
• blazing
• murmuring
• bolting
• phrasing
• gasping
• blabbering
• clothing
• breathing
• chirping
• drawling
• couching
• shooting
• purring
• spluttering
• snarling
• ripping (out)
• lipping
• formulizing
• avouching
• piping up (with)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suppressing
• stifling

3

as in expressing

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

• expressing
• voicing
• giving
• announcing
• saying
• airing
• looking
• expounding
• writing
• describing
• proclaiming
• sounding
• declaring
• ventilating
• raising
• venting
• conveying
• putting forth
• publishing
• circulating
• disseminating
• giving air to
• submitting
• advertising
• broadcasting
• offering
• enunciating
• communicating
• speaking out
• writing up
• enouncing
• speaking up
• sounding off
• putting over
• chiming in
• putting across

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suppressing
• restricting
• stifling
• restraining
• censoring

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of stating

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Her home was declared a crime scene in early February, with investigators stating their belief that she was taken from her home against her will. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 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

The dismissals at the USPSTF follow a Supreme Court decision in 2025 stating that the secretary of HHS can remove members at will. — C. Joseph Ross Daval, STAT, 30 Oct. 2026

Organizers signed a police document stating that the protest would remain stationary due to the risk of violence. — Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026