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State

/steɪt/

A condition; a set of circumstances applying at any given time.

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📖 Definitions of "State"

noun

1
A condition; a set of circumstances applying at any given time.
2
High social standing or circumstance.
3
A polity.
4
(stochastic processes) An element of the range of the random variables that define a random process.

verb

1
To declare to be a fact.
"He stated that he was willing to help."
2
To make known.
"State your intentions."

adjective

1
Stately.

🔄 Synonyms of "State"

17 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
expressverb	(not comparable) Moving or operating quickly, as a train not making local stops.
tellverb	(transitive, ditransitive) To convey by speech; to say.
landnoun	The part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water.
submitverb	(ambitransitive) To enter or put forward for approval, consideration, marking etc.
res publicanoun	The common good, as identified with the wider state; the commonwealth, the body politic.
nationnoun	(collective) A historically constituted, stable community of people, formed based on a common language, territory, economic life, ethnicity and/or psychological make-up manifested in a common culture.
put forwardverb	(idiomatic, transitive) To propose for consideration.
sayverb	(transitive) To pronounce.
countrynoun	The territory of a nation; a sovereign state or a region once independent and still distinct in institutions, language, etc.
state of matternoun	(sciences) Any of the different phases of matter whose properties are dependent on the motions and forces of the molecules of which they are composed.
publicnoun	Able to be known or seen by everyone; happening without concealment; open to general view.
body politicnoun	(figurative) The collective body of a nation or state as politically organized.
state-supported	supported and operated by the government of a state
commonwealthnoun	The entirety of a (secular) society, a polity, a state.
department of state	A Department of State of Ireland is a department or ministry of the Government of Ireland.
provincenoun	An administrative subdivision of certain countries, including Canada and China.
state departmentnoun	(US politics) The United States Department of State, an executive department of the U.S. federal government responsible for foreign policy and international relations.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "State"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
state of matternoun	(sciences) Any of the different phases of matter whose properties are dependent on the motions and forces of the molecules of which they are composed.
landnoun	The part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water.
countrynoun	The territory of a nation; a sovereign state or a region once independent and still distinct in institutions, language, etc.
expressnoun	A mode of transportation, often a train, that travels quickly or directly, either on a regular schedule or as a special or excursion. Express trains often pass through stations along the way without stopping at them.
provincenoun	An administrative subdivision of certain countries, including Canada and China.
tellnoun	(informal) A giveaway; something that unintentionally reveals or hints at a secret.
nationnoun	(collective) A historically constituted, stable community of people, formed based on a common language, territory, economic life, ethnicity and/or psychological make-up manifested in a common culture.
saynoun	(countable, uncountable(?)) A chance to speak; the right or power to influence or make a decision.
res publicanoun	The common good, as identified with the wider state; the commonwealth, the body politic.
commonwealthnoun	The entirety of a (secular) society, a polity, a state.
body politicnoun	(figurative) The collective body of a nation or state as politically organized.
publicnoun	(countable, uncountable) Chiefly preceded by the: members of the community or the people in general, regardless of membership of any particular group.
put forwardverb	(idiomatic, transitive) To propose for consideration.
submitverb	(ambitransitive) To enter or put forward for approval, consideration, marking etc.
department of state	A Department of State of Ireland is a department or ministry of the Government of Ireland.
state-supported	supported and operated by the government of a state
state departmentnoun	(US politics) The United States Department of State, an executive department of the U.S. federal government responsible for foreign policy and international relations.
reflectverb	(intransitive) To think seriously; to ponder or consider.
centralnoun	(especially US) center
levelnoun	A tool for finding whether a surface is level, or for creating a horizontal or vertical line of reference.