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Nouns (12)

n. (card game)

n. the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state"

state

n. the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state; "the state has lowered its income tax"

state

n. a major subdivision in a country

war, warfare

n. the waging of armed conflict against an enemy; "thousands of people were killed in the war"

hostilities, war, hot war

n. a legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply; "war was declared in November but actual fighting did not begin until the following spring"

State, Department of State, State Department

n. the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies; "the Department of State was created in 1789"

Verbs (11)

state, express

v. indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.; "Can you express this distance in kilometers?"

war, make war, wage war

v. make or wage war

state, submit, put forward

v. put before; "I submit to you that the accused is guilty"

state, say, tell

v. express in words; "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name"

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (3)

state

adj. in the service of the community or nation: "state security"

state, state-supported

adj. supported and operated by the government of a state; "a state university"

Fuzzynyms (110)

quandary, plight, predicament

n. a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one; "finds himself in a most awkward predicament"; "the woeful plight of homeless people"

dilemma, quandary

n. state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options

glorification, glory

n. a state of high honor; "he valued glory above life itself"

note, distinction, eminence, preeminence

n. high status importance owing to marked superiority; "a scholar of great eminence"

circumstance

n. a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity

incident

n. a public disturbance; "the police investigated an incident at the bus station"

occurrence

n. an instance of something occurring; "a disease of frequent occurrence"; "the occurrence (or presence) of life on other planets"

attitude, mental attitude

n. a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways; "he had the attitude that work was fun"

mood, climate

n. the prevailing psychological state; "the climate of opinion"; "the national mood had changed radically since the last election"

morale

n. a state of individual psychological well-being based upon a sense of confidence and usefulness and purpose

campaign, military campaign

n. several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints)

hostility, antagonism, enmity

n. a state of deep-seated ill-will

brush, encounter, clash, skirmish

n. a minor short-term fight

word, phrase, formulate, articulate

v. put into words or an expression; "He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees"

put, cast, couch, frame, redact

v. formulate in a particular style or language; "I wouldn't put it that way"; "She cast her request in very polite language"

contend, compete, vie

v. compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others

clash, disagree strongly, disagree violently

v. disagree violently; "We clashed over the new farm policies"

broach, initiate

v. bring up a topic for discussion

preface, premise, introduce

v. furnish with a preface or introduction; "She always precedes her lectures with a joke"; "He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution"

present, lay out

v. bring forward and present to the mind; "We presented the arguments to him"; "We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason"

avow, avouch

v. admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about

proclaim, promulgate, exclaim

v. state or announce; "`I am not a Communist,' he exclaimed"; "The King will proclaim an amnesty"

swan, affirm, avow, swear, assert, aver

v. to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent"

claim, lay claim to, make a claim to

v. lay claim to; as of an idea; "She took credit for the whole idea"

claim, postulate, contend, affirm strongly, assert strongly

v. assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing; "He claimed that he killed the burglar"

draw, describe, depict

v. represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface; "She drew an elephant"; "Draw me a horse"

clear up, clarify, elucidate

v. make clear and (more) comprehensible; "clarify the mystery surrounding her death"

elaborate, expatiate, expound, expatiate on, expatiate upon, elaborate on, elaborate upon, flesh out, dilate on, enlarge on, expand on, dilate upon

v. add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"

hold, buy, believe

v. accept as true; take to be true; "I believed his report"; "We didn't believe his stories from the War"; "She believes in spirits"

narrate, provide a commentary for

v. provide commentary for a film, for example

spin, recount, tell, recite, narrate

v. narrate or give a detailed account of; "Tell what happened"; "The father told a story to his child"

profess

v. confess one's faith in, or allegiance to; "The terrorists professed allegiance to the Muslim faith"; "he professes to be a Communist"

label, judge, pronounce

v. pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here"

relate, give an account of

v. give an account of; "The witness related the events"

relate

v. have or establish a relationship to; "She relates well to her peers"

report, describe, report on

v. give information

report, turn in, inform on

v. make known to the authorities; "One student reported the other to the principal"

Synonyms (15)

in the public eye

adj. of great interest to the public; "a person in the public eye"

national

adj. owned or maintained for the public by the national government; "national parks"

open

adj. open to or in view of all; "an open protest"; "an open letter to the editor"

semipublic

adj. having some of the features of public institution

state, state-supported

adj. supported and operated by the government of a state; "a state university"

unrestricted, unexclusive

adj. accessible to all

in the public eye

adj. of great interest to the public; "a person in the public eye"

national

adj. owned or maintained for the public by the national government; "national parks"

open

adj. open to or in view of all; "an open protest"; "an open letter to the editor"

semipublic

adj. having some of the features of public institution

state

adj. in the service of the community or nation: "state security"

unrestricted, unexclusive

adj. accessible to all

Antonyms (6)

peace

n. the state prevailing during the absence of war

armistice, cease-fire, truce

n. a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms

end hostilities, make peace

v. end hostilities; "The brothers who had been fighting over their inheritance finally made peace"

state of war

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