Synonyms for state
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1. state

   To state (Latin sto, stand) is to set forth explicitly, formally, or particularly in speech or writing. Assert (Latin ad, to, and sero, bind) is strongly personal, signifying to state boldly and positively what the one making the statement has not attempted and may not attempt to prove. Affirm has less of egotism than assert (as seen in the word self-assertion), coming nearer to aver. It has more solemnity than declare, and more composure and dignity than asseverate, which is to assert excitedly. In legal usage, affirm has a general agreement with depose and testify; it differs from swear in not invoking the name of God. To assure is to state with such authority and confidence as the speaker feels ought to make the hearer sure. Certify is more formal, and applies rather to written documents or legal processes. Assure, certify, inform, apply to the person; affirm, etc., to the thing. Assert is combative; assure is conciliatory. I assert my right to cross the river; I assure my friend it is perfectly safe. To aver is to state positively what is within one's own knowledge or matter of deep conviction. One may assert himself, or assert his right to what he is willing to contend for; or he may assert in discussion what he is ready to maintain by argument or evidence. To assert without proof is always to lay oneself open to the suspicion of having no proof to offer, and seems to arrogate too much to one's personal authority, and hence in such cases both the verb assert and its noun assertion have an unfavorable sense; we say a mere assertion, a bare assertion, his unsupported assertion; he asserted his innocence has less force than he affirmed or maintained his innocence. Affirm, state, and tell have not the controversial sense of assert, but are simply declarative. To vindicate is to defend successfully what is assailed. Almost every criminal will assert his innocence; the honest man will seldom lack means to vindicate his integrity.

   Synonyms:
   affirm, allege, assert, asseverate, assure, aver, avouch, avow, certify, claim, declare, depose, express, inform, maintain, predicate, pronounce, propound, protest, say, set forth, specify, swear, tell, testify

   Antonyms:
   contradict, contravene, controvert, deny, disprove, dispute, gainsay, oppose, refute, repudiate, retract, waive

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1. statenoun

   Synonyms:
   position, condition, situation, circumstances, plight, predicament, case, province

2. stateverb

   Synonyms:
   say, declare, propound, aver, set forth, narrate, specify, particularize, avow, recite

   Antonyms:
   suppress, repress, suppose, imply, deny, contradict, retract

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1. state, provincenoun

   the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

   "his state is in the deep south"

   Synonyms:
   nation, country, responsibility, province, res publica, body politic, commonwealth, land, state of matter

2. statenoun

   the way something is with respect to its main attributes

   "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state"

   Synonyms:
   nation, country, province, res publica, body politic, commonwealth, land, state of matter

3. statenoun

   the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state

   "the state has lowered its income tax"

   Synonyms:
   nation, country, province, res publica, body politic, commonwealth, land, state of matter

4. state, nation, country, land, commonwealth, res publica, body politicnoun

   a politically organized body of people under a single government

   "the state has elected a new president"; "African nations"; "students who had come to the nation's capitol"; "the country's largest manufacturer"; "an industrialized land"

   Synonyms:
   landed estate, state of matter, body politic, commonwealth, ground, nation, farming, province, res publica, kingdom, solid ground, dry land, estate, realm, land, country, soil, area, acres, republic, demesne, earth, democracy, rural area, terra firma, domain

5. state of matter, statenoun

   (chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container)

   "the solid state of water is called ice"

   Synonyms:
   nation, country, body politic, province, res publica, commonwealth, land, state of matter

6. statenoun

   a state of depression or agitation

   "he was in such a state you just couldn't reason with him"

   Synonyms:
   nation, country, province, res publica, body politic, commonwealth, land, state of matter

7. country, state, landnoun

   the territory occupied by a nation

   "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries"

   Synonyms:
   landed estate, state of matter, body politic, commonwealth, ground, nation, farming, province, res publica, kingdom, solid ground, dry land, estate, realm, land, country, soil, area, acres, demesne, earth, rural area, terra firma, domain

8. Department of State, United States Department of State, State Department, State, DoSverb

   the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies

   "the Department of State was created in 1789"

   Synonyms:
   nation, country, disk operating system, province, res publica, body politic, commonwealth, land, state of matter

9. state, say, tellverb

   express in words

   "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name"

   Synonyms:
   enunciate, express, sound out, aver, recite, enounce, distinguish, recount, secern, say, narrate, evidence, suppose, submit, articulate, assure, put forward, posit, severalise, separate, pronounce, enjoin, severalize, secernate, allege, read, tell apart, differentiate, tell, order

10. submit, state, put forward, positverb

    put before

    "I submit to you that the accused is guilty"

    Synonyms:
    express, put forward, pass on, relegate, fix, put in, resign, tell, take, stir, call down, give in, conjure, subject, arouse, bow, bring up, reconcile, accede, conjure up, assert, deposit, raise, render, defer, nominate, present, call forth, put up, invoke, posit, evoke, situate, postulate, submit, say

11. express, stateverb

    indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.

    "Can you express this distance in kilometers?"

    Synonyms:
    extract, express, press out, evince, say, convey, submit, posit, put forward, give tongue to, verbalize, utter, carry, verbalise, tell, show

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1. statenoun

   Synonyms:
   condition, situation, position, plight, predicament, pass, case, category

2. statenoun

   Synonyms:
   commonwealth, civil community, body politic

3. statenoun

   Synonyms:
   pomp, parade, dignity, grandeur, magnificence, glory

4. stateverb

   Synonyms:
   express (with particularity), explain, specify, set forth

5. stateadjective

   Synonyms:
   national, public

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1. statenoun

   Synonyms:
   condition, plight, category, situation, pass, predicament, circumstances, rank, quality, pomp, grandeur, magnificence, commonwealth, canton

   Associated words:
   federal, federalist, federalism, federalize, confederate, confederation, gerrymander, secession

2. stateverb

   Synonyms:
   assert, affirm, aver, allege, say, specify, declare

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1. List of paraphrases for "state":

   status, rule, states, condition, crown, country, statement, countries, 'état, foreign, member, stat, government, estado, national, situation, state-owned, public, état, estatal, statehood, nation, governmental, sate, κρατική, say, staatliche, κρατικές, indicate, declare, stato, státní

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1. Oliver Weisberg:

   We're very excited to once again host this legendary night of music, and are especially proud of the impact it will have on our Brooklyn community through the creation of local jobs, we deeply appreciate the support and advice of state and local government officials, as well as our internal management and team of medical experts, all of whom have been working hard to ensure the health and safety of everyone involved, and we will continue to closely follow their guidance throughout every step of the planning process with our partners at ViacomCBS.

2. Gretchen Whitmer:

   We remain in the state of emergency. That is a fact. For anyone to declare' Mission Accomplished' means that they're turning a blind eye to the fact that over 600 people have died in the last 72 hours, i am not going to make decisions about our public health based on political games.

3. Sarah Revell:

   The Florida Department of State has no knowledge or evidence of any successful hacking attempt at the county level during the 2016 elections, upon learning of the new information released in the Mueller report, The Florida Department of State immediately reached out to The FBI to inquire which county may have been accessed, and they declined to share this information with us. The Florida Department of State maintains that the 2016 elections in Florida were not hacked. The Florida Voter Registration System was and remains secure, and official results or vote tallies were not changed.

4. Director Suzanne Case:

   State hiring agencies including Dept. of Land and Natural Resources carefully review criminal records and all information provided prior to hiring selected candidates, while we cannot comment on ongoing investigations, we are taking a look at all aspects of our hiring processes, particularly for law enforcement positions, to identify areas where heightened scrutiny can be added to ensure we have the best candidates possible for available positions.

5. Defence Secretary Michael Fallon:

   We are signing a contract with MBDA worth over 300 million pounds to ensure that our Typhoons are supplied with state-of-the-art short-range, heat-seeking air-to-air missiles.