State

/steɪt/

Synonyms for "state" (723 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (145)

Noun(50 words)

condition province situation status adjustingadministrative divisionadministrative officeaffirm a creedafghanistan alaska albania algeria almoravid angolaargue ardentlyarkansas armenia assam assertassert a fact

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asserting assign bahrain bahreinbe preparedbody politicbrandenburg bremen brunei cambodia cameroon canadachanges in ratecircumstance claimclearly assertcolombia comment comments commonwealth commonwealths comorosconditioned byconfigure connecticutconsistent pattern of behaviorcountries country cuba declare

Adjective(7 words)

administrative actanatomical joint relatedbritish governmentcivil order guidelinecivil order statuscurrent developmentcurrent state

affirm air allege ally announce annunciate archbishopric archdiocese archduchy archdukedom argue arrondissement articulate assert assever asseverate assign assure attitude aver

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avouch avowbabylonian splendorbailiwick bearings bishopricbody politicborough brilliancebring outbuffer statecanton capacitycaptive nationcase ceremonial character chieftaincy chieftainrychime incircumstance circumstances citizenry citycity statecity-state civic civil claim colonycome out withcommoncommon mancommonweal commonwealth communal commune communitycommunity at largeconceive condition conditions confess confirmcongressional districtconsequence constablewick constitution contend cosmopolitan couchcouch in termscount country county deadlock declare

Verb(11 words)

affirmed affirms alleges announced announces articulates asserted assurescomment oncommunicatecondition the soil

Strong matches (217)

declare roundlydelineate deliver denominate departement depict descent describe designate determine dignified dignity diocese district domain dominion duchy dukedom earldom elaborateness

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electoral districtelectorate elegance elucidateembody in wordsempery empire enunciate estate everybody everyman everyone everywoman explain expound expressexpress the belieffederal fix flap folk folks footing form formal formality formularize formulate framefree citygeneralgeneral publicgentry givegive expression togive noticegive words toglory gorgeousness government governmental gradegrand duchygrandeur grandiosity grandness hamlet have heraldry hold hundred imperial imposingness impressiveness indicate insist international interpretissue a manifestoissue a statementjamjohn doejuncture kingdom kreis land lather lavishnesslay downlocal location lot luxuriousness luxury magistracy magnificence maintain majestic majestymake a statementmake an announcementman in the streetmandant mandatemandated territorymandatee mandatory manifesto mark

Verb(17 words)

declares defined defines depone disclose disclosed enunciated enunciates exclaimed exclaims expressexpress ideasexpressed expressing formulated formulates formulating

Noun(76 words)

declaring definedefining termdelineatedepartment of statedescribing detail djibouti dose equals mc squaredecuador egypt emirate emirates enunciating ethiopiaexist asexpressexpress in component formexpression medium

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fatherlandformula formfrankfrench proférerfrench étatgambia germanygoverned areagovernment activitygovernment agency reportgovernment departmentgovernment institutiongovernment official dutiesgovernment officialsgovernment organgovernment organizationgovernment projectgovernment related termgovernment revenuegovernmental budget deficitguinea guyana hungary hypothesize iceland indonesia irak iranitalian articolareitalian dichiarareitalian governojamaica japan jordan kazakh kazakhstan kentuckykingdom of englandkingdoms kiribati kokka kongo koweitlab qualitylagos land latvia lebanon lesotho liechtenstein lithuania luxembourg macedonia maldives manipur maryland

Adjective(13 words)

expressive exercisefrench gouvernementglib remarkgoverning principlegovernment servicegovernmental agencygovernmental attributegovernmental budgetgovernmental decisiongovernmental policygovernmental programsgovernmental reformsitalian government

Adverb(1 words)

forth

Preposition(1 words)

in a microbial way

Related words (361)

Noun(129 words)

mauritanie missourimode of operationmodes montenegromore officialmost state government-likemuritaniya myanmar nation nationsnorwegian nasjonalnote oaxacaobserve the rulesofficial statementoklahoma oldenburg opining outline

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pakistan palatinate parana pernambuco phasephase of matterphrasingphysical conditionpolicy termpolitical entitypolitical frameworkpolitical institutionpolitical officeposition postulatepredicate nounpredicate wordpremise the argumentpresentpresent an argumentprocess statepropose propositioning puebla qatar queenslandreading understandingregional unitrelease statusremarksreport changereport resultsreportsres publicarhode russia rwanda saysay the wordscenarioscratchily voiced narrationserbia setset upset-out displaysetting outseychelles shape shapes sikkimsimply wordedsitu sloveniasocial conditionsomalia songhai sonora sovereign spainspanish proferirspeaking abilityspeaking scorespecify specifyingspring potential energy formulastagestate departmentstate governance orientedstate of affairsstate of matterstate of preservationstate resident aidstatus descriptorstatuses step sudan suggest sultanates suriname tadzhikistan tajikistantell firsthandtennessee territory texasthe politytoggle tunisia turkey turkmenistantype of matteruganda ukraineunited states department of stateuruguay ventures veracruz verbalizing vietnamvoice categoryvoice systemvoices wei whitehallword based writingword formwords zaireétats

men mention metropolismetropolitan areamodality mode monarchy name narrate nation national nationality nobility nuncupate oblast observe occurrence official okrug paragraph

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parish pass peoplepeople in generalpersons phase phrasepick outpicklepin downplace plight plushnesspoint outpolis political polity pomp populace population poshness position possession posture power precinct predicament predicate present prestige pride principality principate proclaim profess pronounce protectorate protest proudness provide province publicpublish a manifestopuppet governmentpuppet regimeputput in wordsput itquality quote rank realm recite recount regal region rehearse relate remark repair report represent republic resplendence rhetorize riding ritziness royal satellite say secular select seneschalty setset downset forthset outsettlement shape sheriffalty sheriffwick shire shrievalty signify situation social societal society soke solemn solemnitysovereign nationspeakspeak outspeak upspecialize specify splendidness splendiferousness splendor spot stage stake standstand forstand onstandingstate of affairsstate of beingstateliness stately static station stature status stew stipulate structure style submit sultanate sumptuousness superpower supranational swear tell temper territory testifythrow outtoparchia toparchy town township trim urge utter vent ventilate verbalize village voice vow wapentake ward warrant word worldyou and me

Verb(33 words)

mentioned opine opined posit proclaims pronounced propositionalize propositionalizedput forwardquoth recited remarked reported said saith saysay on the mattershape the clayspecified specifies

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state the hypothesissubmit tell told uttered verbalised verbalizedverbalized emotionsverbalizesverbalizing aloudvocaliser vocalizes voiced

Adjective(27 words)

mesopotamian city-statesnational adjectivenew statesofficial channelsofficial proceduresofficial reportofficial sanctionpolitical agreementpolitical argumentpolitical changespolitical divisionpolitical eventpolitical institutionspolitical meetingpolitical processespolitical termportuguese políticapronounced incoherencepublic eventpublic presentation

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romanian national animalroyal insigniasituational conditionsocietal conditionswedish regeringswedish statverbal messages

Determiner(3 words)

most common valuemost governmental policyno diagnosis noted

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 divisionadvise attribute authoritieschemical phenomenoncommunication condition denoteemotional stateexecutive departmentexpressform of mattergive tongue togovernment information

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More specific

28 entries

affirm assign avow checkpoint claim define detaileconomic stateemotional stateenumerate gas hypothesize initialize liquid milestone outline

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Collocations

9 entries

state borderstate capitalstate fundingstate governmentstate lawstate of mindstate policystate standardsstatewide program

Inflections

3 entries

stated states stating

Derivations

8 entries

restate stateful statefully statehood stately statement stateness unstated

similar

1 entries

say

Translations

168 translations across 82 languages.

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)

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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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