State
State verb - To convey in appropriate or telling terms.
Usage example: please state the vehicle's mechanical problem as clearly and briefly as possible
How words are described
| good | good state | good word |
| similar | similar state | similar word |
| right | right state | right word |
| original | original state | original word |
| Other adjectives: single, bad, final, neutral, next, last, different. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Blake gets to the part where Lincoln says "the independent voters of this county" and tells Hicks "—change that to state." Hicks, naturally, repeats him word for word.
Source: Repeat After Me -
SuperTed transforms into his super-powered state by speaking the phrase "I'll just say my secret magic word..." and then unzipping his fur to reveal a superhero costume underneath.
Source: Henshin Hero -
Word of God is that Snake may be in part to blame for the state of the world in the second film, after stealing and (presumably) destroying the President's tape.
Source: Fallen States of America
Cite this Source
Word and State. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/state/word
State & Word. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/state/word>.
Word or State. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/state/word.
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