Texas borders on Mexico.
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Texas
/ˈtɛk.səs/
Synonyms for "texas" (11 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (3)
Proper Noun(1 words)
lone star state
Noun(2 words)
lone star stateregion
Strong matches (3)
Related words (5)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: lone star state, lone star state, region, state, territory.
- Sentence evidence is available for texas, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wiktionary, 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 "texas".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "texas"
Keep "texas" 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 "texas" 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 "texas", 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 "texas" 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
4 entriesMore specific
8 entriestexas barbecuetexas chilitexas citiestexas countiestexas ranch styletexas-growntexas-madetexas-style
Collocations
11 entriesLone Star StateTexas barbecueTexas citiesTexas climateTexas countiesTexas cultureTexas economyTexas historyTexas lawTexas populationstate of Texas
Derivations
2 entriesTranslations
84 translations across 71 languages.
Albanian
2 entries- Teksas name (a state of the United States of America)
- Teksasi name (a state of the United States of America)
Antillean Creole
1 entries- Teksas name (a state of the United States of America)
Arabic
2 entries- تَكْسَاس name (a state of the United States of America)
- تِكْسَاس name (a state of the United States of America)
Armenian
1 entries- Տեխաս name (a state of the United States of America)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- Texas name (a state of the United States of America)
Belarusian
1 entries- Тэха́с name (a state of the United States of America)
Bulgarian
1 entries- Те́ксас name (a state of the United States of America)
Catalan
1 entries- Texas name (a state of the United States of America)
Cherokee
1 entries- ᏅᏓᎩ name (a state of the United States of America)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 德克薩斯 /德克萨斯 name (a state of the United States of America)
Chiricahua
1 entries- Ch'a nteeã-õde bikéé'yaa' name (a state of the United States of America)
Corsican
1 entries- Texas name (a state of the United States of America)
Czech
1 entries- Texas name (a state of the United States of America)
Danish
1 entries- Texas name (a state of the United States of America)
Dutch
1 entries- Texas name (a state of the United States of America)
Esperanto
1 entries- Teksaso name (a state of the United States of America)
Estonian
1 entries- Texas name (a state of the United States of America)
Finnish
2 entries- Teksas name (a state of the United States of America)
- Texas name (a state of the United States of America)
French
1 entries- Texas name (a state of the United States of America)
Galician
1 entries- Texas name (a state of the United States of America)
Georgian
1 entries- ტეხასი name (a state of the United States of America)
German
1 entries- Texas name (a state of the United States of America)
Greek
1 entries- Τέξας name (a state of the United States of America)
Hawaiian
1 entries- Kekeka name (a state of the United States of America)
Hebrew
1 entries- טֶקְסַס name (a state of the United States of America)
Hindi
2 entries- टेक्सस name (a state of the United States of America)
- टेक्सास name (a state of the United States of America)
Icelandic
1 entries- Texas name (a state of the United States of America)
Irish
1 entries- Téacsas name (a state of the United States of America)
Italian
1 entries- Texas name (a state of the United States of America)
Japanese
2 entries- テキサス name (a state of the United States of America)
- テキサス州 name (a state of the United States of America)
Kazakh
1 entries- Техас name (a state of the United States of America)
Khmer
2 entries- តិចសាស name (a state of the United States of America)
- តិចសាស់ name (a state of the United States of America)
Korean
1 entries- 텍사스 name (a state of the United States of America)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- Техас name (a state of the United States of America)
Lao
1 entries- ເທັກຊັດ name (a state of the United States of America)
Latvian
1 entries- Teksasa name (a state of the United States of America)
Lithuanian
1 entries- Teksasas name (a state of the United States of America)
Macedonian
1 entries- Тексас name (a state of the United States of America)
Navajo
2 entries- Akałii bikéyah name (a state of the United States of America)
- Téʼsiz hahoodzo name (a state of the United States of America)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- Texas name (a state of the United States of America)
Occitan
1 entries- Tèxas name (a state of the United States of America)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- تكساس name (a state of the United States of America)
Persian
2 entries- تکزاس name (a state of the United States of America)
- تگزاس name (a state of the United States of America)
Polish
1 entries- Teksas name (a state of the United States of America)
Portuguese
1 entries- Texas name (a state of the United States of America)
Romanian
1 entries- Texas name (a state of the United States of America)
Russian
1 entries- Теха́с name (a state of the United States of America)
Scots
1 entries- Texas name (a state of the United States of America)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- Teacsas name (a state of the United States of America)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- Tȅksas name (a state of the United States of America)
- Те̏ксас name (a state of the United States of America)
Sicilian
1 entries- Texas name (a state of the United States of America)
Slovak
1 entries- Texas name (a state of the United States of America)
Slovene
1 entries- Téksas name (a state of the United States of America)
Spanish
2 entries- Tejas name (a state of the United States of America)
- Texas (Teshas) name (a state of the United States of America)
Swedish
1 entries- Texas name (a state of the United States of America)
Tajik
1 entries- Техас name (a state of the United States of America)
Tamil
1 entries- டெக்சஸ் name (a state of the United States of America)
Thai
1 entries- เท็กซัส name (a state of the United States of America)
Tibetan
1 entries- ཋེག་ཟ་སི name (a state of the United States of America)
Turkish
1 entries- Teksas name (a state of the United States of America)
Turkmen
1 entries- Tehas name (a state of the United States of America)
Tuvan
1 entries- Техас name (a state of the United States of America)
Ukrainian
1 entries- Теха́с name (a state of the United States of America)
Urdu
1 entries- ٹیکساس name (a state of the United States of America)
Uyghur
1 entries- تېكساس name (a state of the United States of America)
Uzbek
1 entries- Texas name (a state of the United States of America)
Vietnamese
3 entries- Tếch-dát name (a state of the United States of America)
- Tếch-dớt name (a state of the United States of America)
- Tếch-xát name (a state of the United States of America)
Volapük
1 entries- Täxasän name (a state of the United States of America)
Welsh
1 entries- Tecsas name (a state of the United States of America)
West-Frisian
1 entries- Teksas name (a state of the United States of America)
Yiddish
2 entries- טעקסאַס name (a state of the United States of America)
- טעקסעס name (a state of the United States of America)
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
I want a map of Texas on a scale of 1 to 250000.
Source: tatoeba (39574)
Texas is nearly twice as large as Japan.
Source: tatoeba (39575)
I watched the film named "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" with my girlfriend yesterday. She was very afraid.
Source: tatoeba (66505)
Showing 4 of 14 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "texas"?
Closest matches include lone star state, lone star state, region, state, territory.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "texas"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.