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state1
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noun
1‘the current state of the UK economy’
SYNONYMS
condition, shape, situation, circumstances, state of affairs, position
predicament, plight
2‘she is in no state to make decisions’
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mood, humour, temper, disposition, spirits, morale, state of mind, emotional state, frame of mind, attitude
condition, shape
3‘don't get into a state’
SYNONYMS
fluster, flutter, frenzy, fever, fret, panic, state of agitation, state of anxiety, nervous state, distressed state
informal flap, tizzy, tiz-woz, twitter, dither, stew, sweat
North American informal twit
4‘your room is in a state’
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untidiness, mess, untidy state, chaos, disorder, disarray, disorganization, confusion, clutter, muddle, heap, shambles, tangle, mishmash
turmoil
informal muck
British informal omnishambles, car crash
5‘the states that comprise the EC’
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country, nation, land, sovereign state, nation state, kingdom, empire, republic, confederation, federation, body politic, commonwealth, power, world power, superpower, polity, domain, territory
fatherland, motherland
realm
res publica
6‘a federation of six states’
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province, federal state, region, territory, canton, department, county, area, district, sector, zone
British shire
7‘the power of the state should not be used to curtail individual liberty’
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government, parliament, the administration, the regime, the authorities, the council, the Establishment
adjective
1‘the South African president was on a state visit to Britain’
SYNONYMS
ceremonial, official, formal, governmental, national, public
ANTONYMS
unofficial, private, informal
state2
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verb
1‘people will be invited to state their views’
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express, voice, utter, say, tell, declare, affirm, assert, aver, announce, make known, communicate, reveal, disclose, divulge, give out, give voice to, pronounce, articulate, enunciate, proclaim, present, expound, preach, promulgate, publish, broadcast
set out, set down, frame, formulate, spell out, be specific about
informal come out with
rare asseverate
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