Definitions

states

NOUN

condition or mode of being

Synonyms

STRONGEST

case

STRONG

accompaniment attitude capacity category chances character circumstance circumstances contingency element environment essential estate event eventuality fix footing form humor imperative juncture limitation mood nature occasion occurrence outlook pass phase plight position posture predicament prerequisite proviso reputation requirement shape situation spirits stand standing station status stipulation time welfare

WEAK

frame of mind state of affairs

Antonyms

STRONG

good fortune

NOUN

dignity, grandeur

Synonyms

STRONG

cachet ceremony consequence display glory majesty pomp position prestige rank splendor standing stature status style

Antonyms

STRONG

dullness insignificance unimportance

NOUN

government, country

Synonyms

STRONGEST

community federation land nation territory union

STRONG

commonwealth republic sovereignty

WEAK

body politic

VERB

declare, assert

Synonyms

STRONGEST

affirm articulate describe explain expound express give present put say set forth speak specify tell voice

STRONG

air asseverate aver deliver elucidate enounce enumerate enunciate interpret narrate pitch pronounce propound recite recount rehearse relate report spiel utter vent ventilate

WEAK

bring out chime in come out with give blow-by-blow give rundown throw out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

be quiet confuse listen misrepresent refrain take withhold

STRONG

conceal hide mumble suppress

WEAK

ask question

Example Sentences

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States are not going to take that investment lightly.

From Los Angeles Times

Last week, US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, who is in charge of mineral resources in the United States, visited Venezuela to push for a liberalization of the country's mining laws.

From Barron's

About 35 percent of fertilizer in the United States is imported, said Veronica Nigh, chief economist at The Fertilizer Institute.

From Barron's

“They were prepared,” said Mohsen Sazegara, a founder of Iran’s paramilitary Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps now living in exile in the United States.

From The Wall Street Journal

And his comments came about an hour after the Pentagon posted on social media that the United States had "only just begun to fight."

From Barron's