state

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(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. condition, shape (inf.), kilter (inf.), category, estate, lot, makeup (inf.); case, mood, disposition, temper; pickle, contretemps, quandary, dilemma, plight; aspect, appearance; constitution, habitude, frame; pomp, dignity, formality, circumstance; mode, modality; form, tone, tenor, turn; fashion, style, character, rank, situation, position, status; nation, country, government; commonwealth. —v. allege, say, assert, declare, avow, aver, express, make a statement.

See affirmation, ostentation.

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(Roget's IV) n.

1. [A sovereign unit]

Syn. republic, land, kingdom; see country 3 , nation 1 .

2. [A condition]

Syn. circumstance, situation, welfare, phase, case, station, nature, estate, time, footing, status, standing, stipulation, proviso, contingency, juncture, occurrence, occasion, eventuality, element, prerequisite, imperative, essential, requirement, limitation, category, standing, reputation, environment, chances, outlook, position, event, accompaniment.

3. [A difficulty]

Syn. plight, pinch, quandary; see difficulty 1 , predicament .

4. [Mood]

Syn. frame of mind, humor, disposition; see mood1 .

• in a state,

Syn. disturbed, upset, badly off; see confused , troubled 1 , 2 .

Syn.- state and condition both refer to the set of circumstances surrounding or characterizing a person or thing at a given time [ what is his mental state , or condition?] , but condition more strongly implies some relationship to causes or circumstances that may be temporary [ his condition will not permit him to travel ] ; situation implies a significant set of interrelated circumstances, and a connection between these and the person involved [ to be in a difficult situation] ; status refers to one's position as determined by legal or customary precedent or by such arbitrary factors as age, sex, training, mentality, service, etc. [ his status as a veteran exempts him ] v.

Syn. pronounce, assert, affirm; see declare 1 , say .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

I

n.

1. condition status, circumstances, form, shape, situation, mode, position, phase, stage, station, standing, footing, mood, frame of mind.

2. nation, state republic, union, commonwealth, country, people, land, government, kingdom. ''Great engines moving slowly. —Frances Bacon. ''A secular deity. —Georg Hegel. ''Embodied morality. —Georg Hegel. ''That cawing rookery of committees and subcommittees. —V.S. Pritchett.

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state nicknames

• Alabama: Cotton State, Heart of Dixie

• Alaska: Last Frontier

• Arizona: Grand Canyon State

• Arkansas: Land of Opportunity

• California: Golden State

• Colorado: Centennial State

• Connecticut: Nutmeg State, Constitution State

• Delaware: First State, Diamond State

• Florida: Sunshine State

• Georgia: Peach State, Empire State of the South

• Hawaii: Aloha State

• Idaho: Gem State

• Illinois: Prairie State

• Indiana: Hoosier State

• Iowa: Hawkeye State

• Kansas: Sunflower State

• Kentucky: Bluegrass State

• Louisiana: Pelican State, Creole State

• Maine: Pine Tree State

• Maryland: Old Line State

• Massachusetts: Bay State

• Michigan: Wolverine State

• Minnesota: Gopher State, North Star State

• Mississippi: Magnolia State

• Missouri: Show Me State

• Montana: Treasure State

• Nebraska: Cornhusker State

• Nevada: Sagebrush State, Silver State

• New Hampshire: Granite State

• New Jersey: Garden State

• New Mexico: Land of Enchantment

• New York: Empire State

• North Carolina: Tar Heel State, Old North State

• North Dakota: Flickertail State, Sioux State

• Ohio: Buckeye State

• Oklahoma: Sooner State

• Oregon: Beaver State

• Pennsylvania: Keystone State

• Rhode Island: Little Rhody

• South Carolina: Palmetto State

• South Dakota: Coyote State, Sunshine State

• Tennessee: Volunteer State

• Texas: Lone Star State

• Utah: Beehive State

• Vermont: Green Mountain State

• Virginia: Old Dominion

• Washington: Evergreen State

• West Virginia: Mountain State

• Wisconsin: Badger State

• Wyoming: Equality State

see government, politics

II

v.

say, declare, assert, put forth, utter, voice, express, articulate, deliver, announce, speak, avow.

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I noun 1. Manner of being or form of existence: condition, mode, situation, status. See BE. 2. Informal. A condition of excited distress: fume. Informal: snit, sweat, swivet. Slang: tizzy. See CALM. 3. An organized geopolitical unit: body politic, country, land, nation, polity. See POLITICS, TERRITORY. II verb 1. To put into words: articulate, communicate, convey, declare, express, say, talk, tell, utter1, vent, verbalize, vocalize, voice. Idiom: give tongue (or vent or voice) to. See WORDS. 2. To utter publicly: air, express, put, vent, ventilate. Idiom: come out with. See SHOW, WORDS. 3. To declare by way of a systematic statement: enounce, enunciate. See WORDS. 4. To put into words positively and with conviction: affirm, allege, argue, assert, asseverate, aver, avouch, avow, claim, contend, declare, hold, maintain, say. Idiom: have it. See AFFIRM.