Mr. Clinton was governor of Arkansas at the time.
Source: tatoeba (807655)
Arkansas
/ˈɑɹkənˌsɔ/
Synonyms for "arkansas" (9 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: american state, local, political unit, regional, river.
- Sentence evidence is available for arkansas, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from opengloss.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "arkansas".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "arkansas"
Keep "arkansas" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "arkansas" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "arkansas", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "arkansas" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
8 entriesadministrative divisiongeographic adjectivegeographical featuregeopolitical entityhydrographic featurepolitical unitstate-level modifierwatercourse
More specific
4 entriesCollocations
11 entriesArkansan populationArkansas RiverArkansas cultureArkansas historyArkansas lawArkansas politicsArkansas state governmentArkansas weatherArkansas-based companystate capital Little Rockstate of Arkansas
Derivations
2 entriesTranslations
110 translations across 102 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- Arkansas name (US state)
Amharic
1 entries- አርካንሳው name (US state)
Arabic
2 entries- أَرْكَنْسَاس name (US state)
- اركانسو name (US state)
Aragonese
1 entries- Arkansas name (US state)
Armenian
1 entries- Արկանզաս name (US state)
Asturian
1 entries- Arkansas name (US state)
Aymara
1 entries- Arkansas suyu name (US state)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- Arkanzas name (US state)
Bashkir
1 entries- Арканза́с name (US state)
Basque
1 entries- Arkansas name (US state)
Bavarian German
1 entries- Arkansas name (US state)
Belarusian
1 entries- Арканзас name (US state)
Bengali
1 entries- আর্কানসাস name (US state)
Bihari
1 entries- आर्कन्सा name (US state)
Bikol Central
1 entries- Arkansas name (US state)
Bishnupriya Manipuri
1 entries- আরকান্সাস name (US state)
Bislama
1 entries- Arkansas name (US state)
Breton
1 entries- Arkansas name (US state)
Bulgarian
1 entries- Арка̀нзас name (US state)
Burmese
1 entries- အာကင်ဆောပြည်နယ် name (US state)
Catalan
1 entries- Arkansas name (US state)
Cebuano
1 entries- Arkansas name (US state)
Central Kurdish
1 entries- ئارکنساس name (US state)
Chechen
1 entries- Арканза́с name (US state)
Cherokee
1 entries- ᏚᏯᏓᏛᎢ name (US state)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 阿肯色州 name (US state)
Chuvash
1 entries- Арканзас name (US state)
Corsican
1 entries- Arkansas name (US state)
Crimean Tatar
1 entries- Arkanzas name (US state)
Czech
1 entries- Arkansas name (US state)
Danish
1 entries- Arkansas name (US state)
Dutch
1 entries- Arkansas name (US state)
Esperanto
1 entries- Arkansaso name (US state)
Estonian
1 entries- Arkansas name (US state)
Faroese
1 entries- Arkansas name (US state)
Finnish
1 entries- Arkansas name (US state)
Franco-Provençal
1 entries- Arkansas name (US state)
Gagauz
1 entries- Arkansas name (US state)
Galician
1 entries- Arcansas name (US state)
Gan Chinese
1 entries- 阿肯色州 name (US state)
Georgian
1 entries- არკანზასი name (US state)
German
1 entries- Arkansas name (US state)
Gilaki
1 entries- آرکانزاس name (US state)
Greek
2 entries- Άρκανσο name (US state)
- Αρκάνσας name (US state)
Gujarati
1 entries- અરકાનસાસ name (US state)
Hebrew
1 entries- ארקנסו name (US state)
Hindi
2 entries- अरकांसस name (US state)
- आर्कन्सा name (US state)
Hungarian
1 entries- Arkansas name (US state)
Igbo
1 entries- Arkinsọ name (US state)
Indonesian
1 entries- Arkansas name (US state)
Irish
1 entries- Arkansas name (US state)
Italian
1 entries- Arkansas name (US state)
Japanese
1 entries- アーカンソー州 name (US state)
Kalmyk
1 entries- Арканзас name (US state)
Kannada
1 entries- ಅರ್ಕಾನ್ಸಾಸ್ name (US state)
Kazakh
1 entries- Арканзас name (US state)
Khmer
1 entries- អាកានសាស name (US state)
Korean
1 entries- 아칸소 name (US state)
Latin
1 entries- Arcansia name (US state)
Latvian
1 entries- Ārkanzasa name (US state)
Limburgish
1 entries- Arkansas name (US state)
Lithuanian
1 entries- Arkanzasas name (US state)
Luxembourgish
1 entries- Arkansas name (US state)
Macedonian
1 entries- Арка́нзас name (US state)
Malay
1 entries- Arkansas name (US state)
Malayalam
1 entries- ആർക്കൻസാ name (US state)
Maltese
1 entries- Arkansas name (US state)
Manipuri
1 entries- ꯑꯥꯔꯀꯥꯟꯁꯥꯁ name (US state)
Marathi
1 entries- आर्कान्सा name (US state)
Marshallese
1 entries- O̧kōnjo̧ name (US state)
Mingrelian
1 entries- არკანზასი name (US state)
Navajo
2 entries- Dził Biiʼ Dzígaii Hahoodzo name (US state)
- Áákinsoo hahoodzo name (US state)
North Frisian
1 entries- Arkansas name (US state)
Ossetian
1 entries- Арканзас name (US state)
Pali
1 entries- आर्कान्स: name (US state)
Persian
1 entries- آرکانزاس name (US state)
Pohnpeian
1 entries- Arkansoa name (US state)
Polish
1 entries- Arkansas name (US state)
Portuguese
2 entries- Arcansas name (US state)
- Arkansas name (US state)
Punjabi
1 entries- ਆਰਕੰਸਾ name (US state)
Russian
2 entries- Арка́нзас name (US state)
- Арканза́с name (US state)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- Arkansas name (US state)
Sindhi
1 entries- ارڪنساس name (US state)
Slovak
1 entries- Arkansas name (US state)
Slovene
1 entries- Arkansas name (US state)
Spanish
1 entries- Arkansas name (US state)
Tajik
1 entries- Арканзас name (US state)
Tamil
1 entries- ஆர்கன்சா name (US state)
Tatar
1 entries- Арканза́с name (US state)
Telugu
1 entries- ఆర్కాన్సా name (US state)
Thai
1 entries- อาร์คันซอ name (US state)
Tibetan
1 entries- ཨར་ཁན་སཱ་སི། name (US state)
Turkish
1 entries- Arkansas name (US state)
Ukrainian
1 entries- Арканза́с name (US state)
Urdu
1 entries- آرکنساس name (US state)
Uyghur
1 entries- ئاركانزاس name (US state)
Vietnamese
2 entries- A-can-xò name (US state)
- Arkansas name (US state)
Volapük
1 entries- Arkansas name (US state)
Welsh
1 entries- Arkansas name (US state)
West-Frisian
1 entries- Arkansas name (US state)
Wu Chinese
1 entries- 阿肯色州 name (US state)
Yiddish
2 entries- אַרקאַנסאָ name (US state)
- אַרקענסאָ name (US state)
Sample sentences
8 total sentences available.
Tom wanted to find out who was the artist who was playing violin in such a manner in an Arkansas forest.
Source: tatoeba (1929056)
Name the rivers in Arkansas.
Source: tatoeba (5436734)
Why doesn't Arkansas rhyme with Kansas?
Source: tatoeba (8508290)
Showing 4 of 8 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "arkansas"?
Closest matches include american state, local, political unit, regional, river.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "arkansas"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.