Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb state

3 senses of state

Sense 1
state, say, tell -- (express in words; "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name")
       => express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to -- (articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise; "She expressed her anger"; "He uttered a curse")

Sense 2
submit, state, put forward, posit -- (put before; "I submit to you that the accused is guilty")
       => propose, suggest, advise -- (make a proposal, declare a plan for something; "the senator proposed to abolish the sales tax")

Sense 3
express, state -- (indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.; "Can you express this distance in kilometers?")
       => denote, refer -- (have as a meaning; "`multi-' denotes `many' ")

Antonyms of adj stated

1 sense of stated

Sense 1
declared, stated -- (declared as fact; explicitly stated)

INDIRECT (VIA explicit) -> implicit, inexplicit -- (implied though not directly expressed; inherent in the nature of something; "an implicit agreement not to raise the subject"; "there was implicit criticism in his voice"; "anger was implicit in the argument"; "the oak is implicit in the acorn")

Similarity of adj stated

1 sense of stated

Sense 1
declared, stated -- (declared as fact; explicitly stated)
       => explicit (vs. implicit), expressed -- (precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication; "explicit instructions"; "she made her wishes explicit"; "explicit sexual scenes")