Antonyms for state
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : steyt |
| Phonetic Transcription : steɪt |
Definition of state
Origin :- early 13c., "circumstances, temporary attributes of a person or thing, conditions," from Latin status "manner of standing, position, condition," noun of action from past participle stem of stare "to stand" from PIE root *sta- "to stand" (see stet). Some Middle English senses are via Old French estat (French état; see estate).
- The Latin word was adopted into other modern Germanic languages (e.g. German, Dutch staat) but chiefly in the political senses only. Meaning "physical condition as regards form or structure" is attested from late 13c. Meaning "mental or emotional condition" is attested from 1530s (phrase state of mind first attested 1749); colloquial sense of "agitated or perturbed state" is from 1837.
- He [the President] shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their Consideration such Measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient. [U.S. Constitution, Article II, Section iii]
- noun condition or mode of being
- noun dignity, grandeur
- noun government, country
- verb declare, assert
- But can the safety of the state be secured by merely excluding the vicious poor?
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- Well, if you have any business, you may state it at once, as I am quite busy.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- They now state they are only horses' bones, and not men's, as first stated.
- Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
- The State exists only as an integral portion of the United States.
- Extract from : « 'Tis Sixty Years Since » by Charles Francis Adams
- When the Kings were weak the nobles often managed to get hold of the State.
- Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
- Such was the state of things at the commencement of our story.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- The "state," as a matter of fact, is quite a recent invention.
- Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
- It was difficult to state with certainty what bad deed she had ever done, or what good deed.
- Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
- It is a danger that lurks and hides in the sources and fountains of power in every state.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- The latter realized that in her present state Evelyn could not be comforted.
- Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower
Synonyms for state
- accompaniment
- affirm
- air
- articulate
- asseverate
- attitude
- aver
- body politic
- bring out
- cachet
- capacity
- case
- category
- ceremony
- chances
- character
- chime in
- circumstance
- circumstances
- come out with
- commonwealth
- community
- consequence
- contingency
- deliver
- describe
- display
- element
- elucidate
- enounce
- enumerate
- enunciate
- environment
- essential
- estate
- event
- eventuality
- explain
- expound
- express
- federation
- fix
- footing
- form
- frame of mind
- give
- give blow-by-blow
- give rundown
- glory
- humor
- imperative
- interpret
- juncture
- land
- limitation
- majesty
- mood
- narrate
- nation
- nature
- occasion
- occurrence
- outlook
- pass
- phase
- pitch
- plight
- pomp
- position
- posture
- predicament
- prerequisite
- present
- prestige
- pronounce
- propound
- proviso
- put
- rank
- recite
- recount
- rehearse
- relate
- report
- republic
- reputation
- requirement
- say
- set forth
- shape
- situation
- sovereignty
- speak
- specify
- spiel
- spirits
- splendor
- stand
- standing
- state of affairs
- station
- stature
- status
- stipulation
- style
- tell
- territory
- throw out
- time
- union
- utter
- vent
- ventilate
- voice
- welfare
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