State — synonyms, definition

1. state (a)

8 synonyms

federal government governmental national political public societal sovereign

2. state (Noun)

49 synonyms

Department of State State Department United States United States Department of State accuser barrister body politic case circumstance circumstances colony commonwealth community condition contingency country district dominion dos estate • • •

8 definitions

state (Noun) — The federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies. ex. "the Department of State was created in 1789" ex. "the United States Department of State was created in 1789" ex. "the State Department was created in 1789"

state (Noun) — The territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation. ex. "his state is in the deep south"

state (Noun) — The way something is with respect to its main attributes. ex. "the current state of knowledge" ex. "his state of health" ex. "in a weak financial state"

state (Noun) — The group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state. ex. "the state has lowered its income tax"

state (Noun) — A politically organized body of people under a single government. ex. "the state has elected a new president"

state (Noun) — (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). ex. "the solid state of water is called ice"

state (Noun) — A state of depression or agitation. ex. "he was in such a state you just couldn't reason with him"

state (Noun) — The territory occupied by a nation. ex. "he visited several European states"

13 types of

administrative district administrative division attribute authorities chemical phenomenon emotional state executive department government political entity political unit regime spirit territorial division

352 types

Abkhaz Abkhazia Adzhar Adzharia African country African nation American state Andhra Pradesh Antigua and Barbuda Asian country Asian nation Assam Australia Australian state Bahama Islands Bahamas Barbados Bavaria Bihar Bosnia • • •

13 parts

Bureau of Diplomatic Security Bureau of Intelligence and Research Ds Foreign Service INR demesne department domain estate estate of the realm land midland the three estates

352 parts of

3 see also

gaseous liquid solid

3. state (Verb)

74 synonyms

affirm allege announce assert asseverate assure attest aver avow certify choose sides cite claim come out for comment communicate condition contend decide declare • • •

3 definitions

state (Verb) — Express in words. ex. "state your opinion"

state (Verb) — Put before. ex. "I state to you that the accused is guilty"

state (Verb) — Indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.. ex. "Can you state this distance in kilometres?"

10 types of

advise denote express give tongue to propose refer suggest utter verbalise verbalize

33 types

add announce answer append articulate declare enunciate explain get out give introduce lay out mention misstate note observe precede preface premise present • • •