Question
Question verb - To demand proof of the truth or rightness of.
State
State verb - To convey in appropriate or telling terms.
How words are described
| good | good question | good state |
| similar | similar question | similar state |
| normal | normal question | normal state |
| right | right question | right state |
| Other adjectives: current, original, single, final, next, last, different, previous. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- At the team's state qualifying tournament, he answers almost every question and single-handedly pulls his school into second place, thus qualifying for the state championship.
Source: No Sympathy - Now they've come out with state quarters, which contain some symbol significant to the state in question on the back.
Source: Theme Table - When the river in question is within the state of Kansas, it is pronounced the "ar-kansas" river.
Source: No Pronunciation Guide
Cite this Source
State and Question. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/question/state
Question & State. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/question/state>.
State or Question. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/question/state.
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