stated
Put into words
Stated means explicitly expressed or specified, rather than implied or left to interpretation.
A stated goal or stated purpose is one that has been formally declared.
Stated income is what someone reports earning, which may differ from actual income.
The stated reason for something is the official explanation given, with the implication that unstated reasons may also exist.
Publicly stated or declared
- proclaimedDeclared in public
- assertedStated as fact
- avowedOpenly acknowledged as true
- pronouncedSpoken aloud formally
enunciated · articulated · communicated · revealed · disclosed · divulged · published · uttered
Asked with urgency
- insistedFirmly declared or demanded
- promisedGave one's word
- threatenedExpressed intent to harm
- urgedStrongly encouraged action
begged · assured · warned · advised · protested · demanded · implored · confided
Explicitly stated or defined
- definedGiven exact meaning
- outlinedTraced the edges of
- detailedFull of specifics
- stipulatedRequired as a condition
expressed · indicated · mentioned · noted · described · enumerated · itemized · listed
Converted to text
- documentedPreserved in official records
- archivedStored for posterity
- loggedOfficially recorded information
- chronicledRecorded in narrative form
registered · filed · noted · entered · written · preserved · memorialized · recorded
Formally ordered by authority
- mandatedOfficially ordered or required
- proclaimedDeclared in public
- enactedMade into law
- ratifiedFormally approved, made official
stipulated · ordained · codified · formalized · legislated · certified · authorized · sanctioned
Gave an answer back
- answeredGave a reply
- questionedAsked for information
- objectedExpressed disapproval formally
- retortedAnswered in kind
countered · interrupted · queried · challenged · concurred · argued · inquired · noted
announced
Publicly stated or declared
- proclaimedDeclared in public
- assertedStated as fact
- avowedOpenly acknowledged as true
pronounced · enunciated · articulated · communicated · revealed · disclosed · divulged · published · uttered · voiced
pleaded
Asked with urgency
- insistedFirmly declared or demanded
- promisedGave one's word
- threatenedExpressed intent to harm
urged · begged · assured · warned · advised · protested · demanded · implored · confided · boasted
specified
Explicitly stated or defined
stipulated · expressed · indicated · mentioned · noted · described · enumerated · itemized · listed · delineated
transcribed
Converted to text
- documentedPreserved in official records
- archivedStored for posterity
- loggedOfficially recorded information
chronicled · registered · filed · noted · entered · written · preserved · memorialized · recorded · minuted
decreed
Formally ordered by authority
- mandatedOfficially ordered or required
- proclaimedDeclared in public
- enactedMade into law
ratified · stipulated · ordained · codified · formalized · legislated · certified · authorized · sanctioned · ruled
replied
Gave an answer back
- answeredGave a reply
- questionedAsked for information
- objectedExpressed disapproval formally
retorted · countered · interrupted · queried · challenged · concurred · argued · inquired · noted · reminded
shouted
Spoke very loudly
bellowed · snapped · stammered · screamed · sobbed · stuttered · shrieked · snarled · sneered · wailed
- attributionattributed to, cited, according to, per, via
- speech verbssaid, says, asked, answered, replied
- articulated thingshinge, pivot, ball-and-socket, knuckle, elbow
- clarityclearness, clear, obvious, simplification, concise
statedundefined
Not clearly delineated
unspecified · undeclared · variable · flexible · irregular
statedconcealed
Made invisible deliberately
hidden · secret · suppressed · undisclosed · withheld
- United StatesNorth American federal republic
- state of mindPsychological condition now
- head of stateNation's chief representative
- in-state tuitionReduced university fees for locals
- in stateWithin one's jurisdiction
- vision statementDeclared organizational aspiration
state, statement, states, restate, overstate, stating, understated, understatement, unstated