professed

adjective

pro·​fessed prə-ˈfest 

prō-

1

: openly and freely declared or acknowledged : affirmed

2

: professing to be qualified

also : expert

Synonyms

• accomplished
• ace
• adept
• compleat
• complete
• consummate
• crack
• crackerjack
• educated
• experienced
• expert
• good
• great
• master
• masterful
• masterly
• practiced
• practised
• proficient
• skilled
• skillful
• versed
• veteran
• virtuoso

Examples of professed in a Sentence

He is a professed enemy of the king.

a professed analyst of American presidential politics

Recent Examples on the Web

Still, Joe abandons his professed queen, Kate, to go to actual Queens with Bronte. —Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2025

Doubts also hang over the sincerity of Shara’s professed ideological moderation. —Jerome Drevon, Foreign Affairs, 11 Apr. 2025

The recent lawsuit also argues that USIP advances Trump's professed mission of increasing efficiency and effectiveness of government. —Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025

Cassidy’s professed belief in Kennedy’s leadership offers a soothing vision: Imagine Americans whose views on the public-health establishment have been deeply eroded over time, all with their faith restored in one of the world’s most rigorous scientific institutions thanks to a radical outsider. —Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1524, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing professed

• self-professed

Rhymes for professed

• acquiesced
• coalesced
• dispossessed
• manifest
• overdressed
• overstressed
• prepossessed
• reassessed
• reinvest
• repossessed
• unaddressed
• uncompressed

Kids Definition

professed

adjective

pro·​fessed prə-ˈfest 

1

: openly declared

failed in its professed task

2

: claiming to be qualified

a professed expert