state
How things are
The core noun meaning of state is abstract and is similar to condition: What state is your room in, in case company comes?
State can also designate a political entity with its own government, as in the state of Oregon or Arabian Gulf states.
As a verb, when you state something, you say it or declare it.
This extends to writing: You state in your book that you had never met the president.
If you state facts, reasons, or intentions, you declare what they are.
State of affairs
- standingPosition, physical or social
- phaseDistinct period in sequence
- stageRaised performance platform
- progressMovement toward improvement
update · current · snapshot · circumstance · context · scenario
State officially
- assertDeclare confidently true
- expressState or fast train
- articulateExpress clearly, or well-spoken
- announceState something officially
proclaim · pronounce · affirm · specify · indicate · communicate · convey
Regional administrative district
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
- countyLocal administrative division
- districtBounded administrative area
- areaExtent of surface
zone · sector · division · prefecture · canton · parish · shire · jurisdiction
Subdued, lasting sadness
- elationIntense triumphant joy
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- serenityUndisturbed mental quietude
- depressionProlonged low state
joy · grief · anger · apathy · enthusiasm · irritability · tranquility · euphoria
Process of declining quality
- disrepairPoor maintained condition
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- restorationReturning something to condition
- maintenancePreserving working condition
well-being · entropy · stasis · wear · corrosion · degradation · brittleness · elasticity
situation
State of affairs
- standingPosition, physical or social
- phaseDistinct period in sequence
- stageRaised performance platform
progress · update · current · snapshot · circumstance · context · scenario
declare
State officially
- assertDeclare confidently true
- expressState or fast train
- articulateExpress clearly, or well-spoken
announce · proclaim · pronounce · affirm · specify · indicate · communicate · convey
province
Regional administrative district
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
- countyLocal administrative division
- districtBounded administrative area
area · zone · sector · division · prefecture · canton · parish · shire · jurisdiction · boundary
melancholy
Subdued, lasting sadness
- elationIntense triumphant joy
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- serenityUndisturbed mental quietude
depression · joy · grief · anger · apathy · enthusiasm · irritability · tranquility · euphoria · despair
deterioration
Process of declining quality
- disrepairPoor maintained condition
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- restorationReturning something to condition
maintenance · well-being · entropy · stasis · wear · corrosion · degradation · brittleness · elasticity · fragility
pomp
Ostentatious display of dignity
- pageantryElaborate ceremonial display
- processionFormal moving line
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
regalia · protocol · banquet · gala · formality · dignitaries · fanfare · solemnity
- communicateexpress, convey, communicate, tell, share
- geographycontinents, continent, oceans, countries, country
- groupsteam, teams, group, club, clubs
- historyancient civilizations, past events, historian, epochs, era
- landcontinent, country, island, landmass, mainland
- placescity, town, village, hamlet, building
statestatelessness
Having no recognized citizenship
individual · private sector · church · anarchy · civil society
- United StatesNorth American federal republic
- gas stationRetail fuel vendor
- fire stationEmergency responder base
- police stationLaw enforcement facility
- train stationPassenger boarding facility for locomotives
- radio stationFacility transmitting audio programming
station, status, estate, statement, stated, stationary, statistics, states, stately