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

Vance, a professed Catholic, should know better than to use such a holy name as a joke. —Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025

But 11 years is a long time for the company to see through its professed strategy to grow WhatsApp—and if current estimates are to be believed, the service has grown its user base by 6X to nearly 3 billion users. —Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 17 June 2025

Some also have deep admiration for America’s professed values of openness and diversity. —Vivian Wang, New York Times, 29 May 2025

Despite the professed anonymity of SFC, millions of people are engaged with its properties. —Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 22 May 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