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Synonyms for state
Synonyms for state: country, tell and express. Every one of them is a hand audited pair from the Synonym Stack word bank, shown below in the sense it fits, in a real sentence, and beside the words that only look close.
The 3 synonyms for state
Interchangeable with state, one per sense
Audited under state's own entry, so the meaning quoted is the one state carries in that sense.
- countrynoun, in the sense "a politically organized body of people under a single government"
- tellverb, in the sense "express in words"
Recorded from the other side of the pair
These entries were written under the other word and name state as the true synonym, so the sense quoted is theirs.
- expressexpress is a verb in the sense "indicate through a symbol, formula, etc"
Two directions, one standard: two audited under state and one under the partner word. Nothing here was expanded out of a thesaurus.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
The state has elected a new president.
state in 2 more sentences, same sense
- In his letter, the ambassador reminded the state of its treaty obligations.
- Soldiers from the state patrolled the street after curfew was announced.
How it behaves: In formal and political writing, state typically serves as the subject of verbs such as govern, tax, or negotiate.
The true synonym
country
Same sentence, swapped: The country has elected a new president.
Close but different
These three are the other tiles for this sense. Each is a real word, and none of them can stand where state stands in the sentence above.
- province
- cell
- union
express in words
State your name.
state in 2 more sentences, same sense
- Please state your employee number before you can access the payroll system.
- The recipe card asks you to state the total cooking time at the top of the page.
How it behaves: In this sense, state usually takes a noun phrase or a that-clause as its direct object and appears in formal, official, or instructional registers, often in imperative form.
The true synonym
tell
Same sentence, swapped: Tell your name.
Close but different
Wrong tiles, chosen to be tempting rather than absurd. The reason line above takes the nearest one apart; the rest fail the same sentence for their own reasons.
- submit
- throw
- drop
Opposites, in this sense
imply and conceal reverse state as it is used in the sentence above. A different sense of state takes different opposites, which is why these sit inside the sense and not at the top of the page.
- imply
- conceal
Where state turns up in the game
state is the word under test in two puzzles, spread across Tier 1, Foothills. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in four other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.
The puzzles where state is the trap
- reportnoun, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is reputation, in the sense "the general estimation that the public has for a person", so state is there to be ruled out.
- landnoun, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is farming, in the sense "agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life", and state is on the board beside it.
- provincenoun, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is responsibility, in the sense "the proper sphere or extent of your activities", with state sitting one tile away.
- throwverb, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is hurl, in the sense "utter with force", so state is there to be ruled out.
Play state
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so state reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.
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The ring widens as it goes, from groups and collections at Foothills outward to the whole bank.
Why the near miss missed, in the game as well as here
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. state carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.