Group
Group noun - A number of things considered as a unit.
State
State noun - A body of people composed of one or more nationalities usually with its own territory and government.
How words are described
| similar | similar group | similar state |
| current | current group | current state |
| original | original group | original state |
| single | single group | single state |
| Other adjectives: small, powerful, entire, bad, rogue, former, final, military, independent, next, last, different, previous. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- The view that any and every socialist-leaning group and state in the world was a Soviet puppet colored mainstream American political leadership for much of the Cold War (especially in the early days), regardless of how accurate that description was in reality.
Source: Puppet State -
One night, a group of out of state gangsters attempt to kill him, but not being familiar with him, get his driver instead.
Source: Cold-Blooded Torture -
Kirk. She's the only one he still seems to recognize and even defends her from a group of other Vulcans in a crazed state.
Source: Morality Pet
Cite this Source
State and Group. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/group/state
Group & State. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/group/state>.
State or Group. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/group/state.
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