/ Thesaurus / S Synonyms of secretary of state Find synonyms for: Noun1. Secretary of State, secretaryusage: the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of State; "the first Secretary of State was Thomas Jefferson"2. foreign minister, secretary of state, minister, government ministerusage: a government minister for foreign relations3. Secretary of State, secretaryshipusage: the position of the head of the State Department; "the position of Secretary of State was established in 1789"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: loathe Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language