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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The energy-rich Arab states of the Gulf have long had difficult relations with Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

After years of drought, the waterway is running dangerously low—and the seven Western states that rely on it can’t agree on how to share the water that’s left.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

This week marks the eighth anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court ruling that struck down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act and allowed states to begin legislating sports betting.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

“It smells of melancholy and what-the-hell-just-happened,” the fake ad states.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Under its terms, Congress would not limit the foreign slave trade until at least 1808—twenty years after the Constitution was ratified, or accepted by the necessary number of states.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis