stated

stat·ed
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/ˈsteɪtɪd/

adjective

Expressed in a statement; uttered or written.

“stated preaching”

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declaredexplicitexpressed
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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of state
adjectivestated (not comparable)
  1. not comparableExpressed in a statement; uttered or written.

    Our stated policy of nonalignment has kept us out of any military alliance such as NATO and Warsaw Pact. However, in reality, we have had to concede ground to nations from which we import military hardware.

    2015, Indian Defence Review (volume 30.3)
  2. not comparableSettled; established; fixed.

    […] he had never any stated hours for his dinner, supper, or sleep; because, said he, we ought to attend the calls of nature, and not set our appetites to our meals […]

    1714 August 14 (Gregorian calendar), [Joseph Addison; Richard Steele et al.], “TUESDAY, August 4, 1714”, in The Spectator, number 576; republished in Alexander Chalmers, editor, The Spectator; a New Edition, […], volume VI, New York, N.Y.: D[aniel] Appleton & Company, 1853, →OCLC
  3. not comparableRecurring at a regular time; not occasional.

    stated preaching

    1 more example

    stated business hours

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivedeclared as fact; explicitly stated

Similar
declaredexplicitexpressed
Also see
declaredexplicitexpressed

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian изразен, определен
  • изразен (izrazen)expressed in a statement
  • определен (opredelen)expressed in a statement
  • формулиран (formuliran)expressed in a statement
Danish udtrykt
  • udtryktexpressed in a statement
German ausgedrückt
  • ausgedrücktexpressed in a statement
Polish stwierdzony
  • stwierdzonyexpressed in a statement
Turkish belirtilmiş
  • belirtilmişexpressed in a statement

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with stated

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Anagrams

destat
Cite this entry
APA

stated. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stated

MLA

“stated.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stated. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stated,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stated.

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