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

Examples of profess in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Yet, Vance professes to be agnostic even today on this point. —The Editors, National Review, 16 Sep. 2024

Trump and Harris then went back and forth professing their love for and commitment to Israel with brief mentions of Palestinians as if their right to life and dignity was an afterthought. —Brea Baker, refinery29.com, 11 Sep. 2024

Under Slot, Liverpool is playing a brand of soccer that is largely similar to that professed by Klopp, but the Dutchman has brought a few of his own ideas that have freshened things up. —Graham Ruthven, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024

British songstress Adele professed her love for Raygun to concertgoers. —Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 4 Sep. 2024