Synonyms of profess

profess

verb

prə-ˈfes 

1

as in to pretend

to present a false appearance of

professed friendship while secretly plotting revenge

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pretend
• assume
• simulate
• feign
• act
• affect
• pass (for)
• dissemble
• make believe
• put on
• conceal
• pose
• bluff
• fake
• counterfeit
• forge
• imitate
• sham
• play
• impersonate
• let on
• dissimulate
• masquerade
• disguise
• playact
• camouflage
• mask
• malinger
• feint

2

as in to declare

to state clearly and strongly

the lonely woman professed her love in a series of letters to the soldier

Synonyms & Similar Words

• declare
• assert
• proclaim
• affirm
• say
• announce
• avow
• explain
• aver
• guarantee
• defend
• justify
• lay down
• promote
• pronounce
• advertise
• avouch
• uphold
• convince
• assure
• emphasize
• advocate
• espouse
• publicize
• persuade
• underline
• advance
• accent
• underscore
• stress
• reaffirm
• support
• call
• plug
• boost
• accentuate
• rationalize
• reassert
• blaze
• champion

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• minimize
• ignore
• disregard
• understate
• neglect
• overlook

3

as in to insist

to state as a fact usually forcefully

he professed his innocence to anyone who would listen

Synonyms & Similar Words

• insist
• allege
• claim
• assert
• maintain
• contend
• declare
• affirm
• proclaim
• purport
• announce
• argue
• avow
• aver
• protest
• confirm
• put forth
• defend
• warrant
• reason
• avouch
• justify
• vindicate
• rationalize
• uphold
• broadcast
• reaffirm
• persevere
• reassert
• support

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• deny
• abandon
• reject
• repudiate
• disclaim
• gainsay
• negate
• negative
• challenge
• question
• refute
• contradict
• disavow
• dispute
• disprove
• rebut
• disown
• counter
• confute

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of profess

Though Le Soleil professed strong public health beliefs, the parents and the daycare share a commercial relationship, not one related to joining together for First Amendment activities, Brailsford said. — Idaho Statesman, 23 Sep. 2026

Erosion along the 3-mile shoreline topped 60% in August and narrowed the beach to a point even Tybee lifers professed to have never seen. — Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 19 Sep. 2026

In the following episode, Maggie professes her love to Lizzie. — Emma Banks, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026

Inviting Fielder into their home to live with them and start recording their lives just 34 days before her incarceration, Holmes and her romantic partner, William ‘Billy’ Evans, profess her innocence on their own, intimate terms. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026