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statement

[steyt-muhnt] / ˈsteɪt mənt /
NOUN
declaration, assertion
Synonyms
STRONGEST
account affidavit allegation announcement assurance charge comment description explanation presentation proclamation remark report testimony word
STRONG
ABCs acknowledgment affirmation articulation aside asseveration averment avowal communication dictum ejaculation make manifesto mention narrative observation picture presentment profession protestation recital recitation relation rundown utterance ventilation verbalization vocalization voice
WEAK
blow-by-blow communiqué
Antonyms
STRONGEST
quiet silence
WEAK
question request
NOUN
account of finances
Synonyms
STRONGEST
affidavit bill charge record report
STRONG
audit budget invoice reckoning score tab
Antonyms
WEAK
question request

Example Sentences

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In a statement, Lakenheath Alliance For Peace said the arrests happened after retired colonel Chris Romberg had made a speech to protesters.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

“I remember being terrified — and then I don’t remember anything at all,” she said in a written statement.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

Police said in a statement on the latest arrests that they had a duty to enforce the law "as it currently stands, not as it might be in the future".

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

Block Communications issued a statement soon after, saying John Robinson “expressed his frustration to the newsroom staff about several issues of concern to him.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Judge Byrne, looking nervous and pale, announced that he had a statement to make.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.