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state
Synonyms and Antonyms of state
- the British monarch is the head of state, while the prime minister is the head of the government
commonwealth, country, land, nation, sovereignty (also sovranty)
city-state, microstate, ministate, nation-state
domain, dominion, empire, kingdom, realm, republic
duchy, dukedom, emirate, principality, seigniory (or seignory), sultanate
democracy, dictatorship, monarchy, monocracy, oligarchy, sovereign (also sovran), theocracy
client state, colony, condominium, dependency, mandate, province, settlement, soil, trust territory
fatherland, homeland, motherland
- Sir Thomas More was accorded an execution befitting his state: a beheading and not the hanging that common criminals received
state
Synonyms and Antonyms of state
- please state the vehicle's mechanical problem as clearly and briefly as possible
- "I believe this theory is wrong," she stated
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
- everyone has a right to state his or her opinion, no matter how unpopular it may be
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