Hole
Hole noun - A place in a surface allowing passage into or through a thing.
State
State noun - A body of people composed of one or more nationalities usually with its own territory and government.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| human | human hole | human state |
| perfect | perfect hole | perfect state |
| single | single hole | single state |
| small | small hole | small state |
| Other adjectives: rogue, final, next, last, different. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- However, the video games state Monster Rabbit and his cohorts got off the rock and back to Earth beforehand... which gives way to the plot hole: HOW?!?
Source: Plot Hole -
Trouble is, Goku just put a gaping hole in his midsection, so he's in no state to absorb anything.
Source: You Fool! -
Only Known by Their Nickname: "Tex" is a nickname that he receives as a kid after crashing through the ceiling with the hole looking exactly like the state of Texas.
Source: Video Game / Tex Murphy
Cite this Source
State and Hole. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hole/state
Hole & State. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/hole/state>.
State or Hole. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hole/state.
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