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profess

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of profess

1 to present a false appearance of
  • professed friendship while secretly plotting revenge
Synonyms of profess

act, affect, assume, bluff, counterfeit, dissemble, fake, feign, pass (for), pretend, put on, sham, simulate
Words Related to profess

dissimulate, impersonate, let on, masquerade, play, playact, pose

forge, imitate

camouflage, conceal, disguise, mask

feint

malinger
Phrases Synonymous with profess

make believe
2 to state clearly and strongly
  • The woman professed her love in a series of letters to her husband deployed overseas.
Synonyms of profess

affirm, assert, aver, avouch, avow, declare, guarantee, lay down
Words Related to profess

advance, advertise, boost, plug, promote, publicize

announce, blaze, call, proclaim, pronounce, say

accent, accentuate, emphasize, stress, underline, underscore

advocate, champion, defend, espouse, support, uphold

assure, convince, persuade

explain, justify, rationalize

reaffirm, reassert
Near Antonyms of profess

minimize, understate

disregard, ignore, neglect, overlook
3 to state as a fact usually forcefully
  • He professed his innocence to anyone who would listen.
Synonyms of profess

affirm, allege, assert, aver, avouch, avow, claim, contend, declare, insist, maintain, protest, purport, warrant
Words Related to profess

announce, broadcast, proclaim

argue, rationalize, reason

confirm, justify, vindicate

defend, persevere, support, uphold

reaffirm, reassert
Phrases Synonymous with profess

put forth
Near Antonyms of profess

abandon

disavow, disclaim, disown, negate, negative, reject, repudiate

challenge, dispute, question

confute, disprove, rebut, refute

contradict, counter
Antonyms of profess

deny, gainsay

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