State

/steɪt/

Synonyms for "state" (723 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (10)

Noun(8 words)
conditionprovincesituationstatusadjustingadministrative divisionadministrative officeaffirm a creed
Adjective(1 words)
administrative act

Strong matches (15)

Adjective(1 words)
anatomical joint related

Related words (25)

Noun(8 words)
argue ardentlyarkansasarmeniaassamassertassert a factassertingassign

Choosing the right synonym

  • Closest matches in this entry: condition, province, situation, status, adjusting.
  • Sentence evidence is available for state, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
  • Ranking signals come from wiktionary, opengloss, wordnet, derived_reverse, and related lexical sources.

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 "state".
  • Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.

When not to replace "state"

Keep "state" 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 "state" 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 "state", 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 "state" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

6 relation types

More general

33 entries
administrative districtadministrative divisionadviseattributeauthoritieschemical phenomenoncommunicationconditiondenoteemotional stateexecutive departmentexpressform of mattergive tongue togovernmentinformation

Showing 16 of 33 words.

More specific

28 entries

Showing 16 of 28 words.

Collocations

9 entries
state borderstate capitalstate fundingstate governmentstate lawstate of mindstate policystate standardsstatewide program

Inflections

3 entries

Derivations

8 entries

similar

1 entries

Translations

168 translations across 82 languages.

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Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • ἕξις noun (a condition)

Arabic

2 entries
  • حَال noun (a condition)
  • حَالَة noun (a condition)

Armenian

1 entries
  • վիճակ noun (a condition)

Aromanian

1 entries
  • stari noun (a condition)

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

4 entries
  • ܐܲܝܟܲܢܵܝܘܼܬܵܐ noun (a condition)
  • ܙܢܵܐ noun (a condition)
  • ܒܲܕܸܩ verb (declare to be a fact — see also assert)
  • ܒܲܝܸܢ verb (declare to be a fact — see also assert)

Azerbaijani

2 entries
  • hal noun (a condition)
  • halət noun (a condition)

Bashkir

2 entries
  • торош noun (a condition)
  • хәл noun (a condition)

Belarusian

2 entries
  • стан noun (a condition)
  • стано́вішча noun (a condition)

Bengali

2 entries
  • অবস্থা noun (a condition)
  • হাল noun (a condition)

Bulgarian

3 entries
  • състоя́ние noun (a condition)
  • заявявам verb (declare to be a fact — see also assert)
  • изразявам verb (declare to be a fact — see also assert)

Burmese

1 entries
  • အခြေအနေ noun (a condition)

Catalan

2 entries
  • estat noun (a condition)
  • declarar verb (declare to be a fact — see also assert)

Chinese Cantonese

2 entries
  • 狀態 /状态 noun (a condition)
  • 狀況 /状况 noun (a condition)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 狀態 /状态 noun (a condition)
  • 狀況 /状况 noun (a condition)
  • 聲明 /声明 verb (declare to be a fact — see also assert)
  • 表示 verb (declare to be a fact — see also assert)

Coptic

1 entries
  • ⲣⲁ noun (a condition)

Corsican

1 entries
  • statu noun (a condition)

Czech

1 entries
  • stav noun (a condition)

Danish

2 entries
  • tilstand noun (a condition)
  • erklære verb (declare to be a fact — see also assert)

Dutch

3 entries
  • staat noun (a condition)
  • toestand noun (a condition)
  • verklaren verb (declare to be a fact — see also assert)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • stato noun (a condition)

Finnish

4 entries
  • tila noun (a condition)
  • ilmoittaa verb (declare to be a fact — see also assert)
  • sanoa verb (declare to be a fact — see also assert)
  • todeta verb (declare to be a fact — see also assert)

French

2 entries
  • état noun (a condition)
  • déclarer verb (declare to be a fact — see also assert)

Friulian

1 entries
  • stât noun (a condition)

Georgian

1 entries
  • მდგომარეობა noun (a condition)

German

2 entries
  • Zustand noun (a condition)
  • erklären verb (declare to be a fact — see also assert)

Greek

2 entries
  • κατάσταση noun (a condition)
  • δηλώνω verb (declare to be a fact — see also assert)

Hebrew

2 entries
  • מַצָּב noun (a condition)
  • הצהיר verb (declare to be a fact — see also assert)

Hindi

3 entries
  • अवस्था noun (a condition)
  • दशा noun (a condition)
  • स्थिति noun (a condition)

Hungarian

3 entries
  • állapot noun (a condition)
  • kijelent verb (declare to be a fact — see also assert)
  • megállapít verb (declare to be a fact — see also assert)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • ástand noun (a condition)

Ido

1 entries
  • stando noun (a condition)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • keadaan noun (a condition)

Iranian Persian

2 entries
  • حال noun (a condition)
  • حالَت noun (a condition)

Irish

1 entries
  • stát noun (a condition)

Italian

3 entries
  • stato noun (a condition)
  • dichiarare verb (declare to be a fact — see also assert)
  • statuire verb (declare to be a fact — see also assert)

Japanese

2 entries
  • 状態 noun (a condition)
  • 述べる verb (declare to be a fact — see also assert)

Kazakh

1 entries
  • жағдай noun (a condition)

Korean

2 entries
  • 상태 noun (a condition)
  • 표현 verb (declare to be a fact — see also assert)

Kyrgyz

1 entries
  • абал noun (a condition)

Ladin

1 entries
  • stat noun (a condition)

Latgalian

1 entries
  • stāte noun (a condition)

Latin

3 entries
  • status noun (a condition)
  • dico verb (declare to be a fact — see also assert)
  • eloquor verb (declare to be a fact — see also assert)

Latvian

1 entries
  • stāvoklis noun (a condition)

Lithuanian

2 entries
  • būklė noun (a condition)
  • būsena noun (a condition)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • состојба noun (a condition)

Malay

1 entries
  • keadaan noun (a condition)

Mongolian

1 entries
  • байдал noun (a condition)

Māori

3 entries
  • hanga noun (a condition)
  • tauākī verb (declare to be a fact — see also assert)
  • whakapuaki verb (declare to be a fact — see also assert)

Norman

1 entries
  • êtat noun (a condition)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries
  • tilstand noun (a condition)

Old English

1 entries
  • steall noun (a condition)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries
  • بال noun (a condition)

Pashto

1 entries
  • حالت noun (a condition)

Persian

2 entries
  • حَال noun (a condition)
  • حَالَت noun (a condition)

Polish

4 entries
  • kondycja noun (a condition)
  • stan noun (a condition)
  • stwierdzać verb (declare to be a fact — see also assert)
  • stwierdzić verb (declare to be a fact — see also assert)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • estado noun (a condition)
  • atestar verb (declare to be a fact — see also assert)

Romanian

3 entries
  • stare noun (a condition)
  • stat noun (a condition)
  • declara verb (declare to be a fact — see also assert)

Russian

4 entries
  • положе́ние noun (a condition)
  • состоя́ние noun (a condition)
  • ста́тус noun (a condition)
  • заяви́ть verb (declare to be a fact — see also assert)

Sanskrit

1 entries
  • अवस्था noun (a condition)

Sardinian

3 entries
  • istadu noun (a condition)
  • istatu noun (a condition)
  • stadu noun (a condition)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries
  • cor noun (a condition)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • pȍložāj noun (a condition)
  • pȍložāj noun (a condition)
  • stánje noun (a condition)
  • ста́ње noun (a condition)

Sicilian

1 entries
  • statu noun (a condition)

Slovak

1 entries
  • stav noun (a condition)

Slovene

1 entries
  • stanje noun (a condition)

Spanish

4 entries
  • estado noun (a condition)
  • afirmar verb (declare to be a fact — see also assert)
  • aseverar verb (declare to be a fact — see also assert)
  • declarar verb (declare to be a fact — see also assert)

Swahili

2 entries
  • hali noun (a condition)
  • hali verb (declare to be a fact — see also assert)

Swedish

2 entries
  • tillstånd noun (a condition)
  • påstå verb (declare to be a fact — see also assert)

Tagalog

2 entries
  • himtang noun (a condition)
  • estado verb (declare to be a fact — see also assert)

Tajik

2 entries
  • ҳол noun (a condition)
  • ҳолат noun (a condition)

Tarifit

1 entries
  • rḥar noun (a condition)

Thai

4 entries
  • ภาวะ noun (a condition)
  • สภาพ noun (a condition)
  • สภาวะ noun (a condition)
  • กล่าว verb (declare to be a fact — see also assert)

Turkish

3 entries
  • durum noun (a condition)
  • hâl noun (a condition)
  • bildirmek verb (declare to be a fact — see also assert)

Turkmen

1 entries
  • ýagdaýy noun (a condition)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • стан noun (a condition)
  • стано́вище noun (a condition)
  • заяви́ти verb (declare to be a fact — see also assert)
  • заявля́ти verb (declare to be a fact — see also assert)

Urdu

2 entries
  • حال noun (a condition)
  • حالَت noun (a condition)

Uzbek

2 entries
  • ahvol noun (a condition)
  • holat noun (a condition)

Venetan

2 entries
  • stado noun (a condition)
  • stato noun (a condition)

Vietnamese

3 entries
  • chế độ noun (a condition)
  • trạng thái noun (a condition)
  • tình trạng noun (a condition)

Walloon

1 entries
  • estance noun (a condition)

Yiddish

1 entries
  • צושטאַנד noun (a condition)

Zazaki

1 entries
  • hal (diq) noun (a condition)

Sample sentences

50 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

You must state the fact as it is.

Source: tatoeba (16587)

It is no use trying to separate the sheep from the goats while in a state of madness.

Source: tatoeba (18963)

In communism, the means of production are owned by the state.

Source: tatoeba (19260)

A scientist had to know how to ask the correct question and to state it so clearly that the answer would be, in effect, a definite yes or no, not "maybe".

Source: tatoeba (23977)

Showing 4 of 50 available sentences.

Common questions

What are the closest synonyms for "state"?

Closest matches include condition, province, situation, status, adjusting.

How should I check whether a synonym fits "state"?

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