Synonyms of professed

professed 1 of 2

adjective

prə-ˈfest 

as in adept

having or showing exceptional knowledge, experience, or skill in a field of endeavor

a professed analyst of American presidential politics

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adept
• skilled
• experienced
• proficient
• expert
• skillful
• practiced
• good
• accomplished
• great
• educated
• veteran
• gifted
• consummate
• master
• talented
• complete
• virtuoso
• versed
• masterful
• ace
• capable
• masterly
• trained
• crack
• taught
• crackerjack
• qualified
• competent
• able
• compleat
• employable
• old
• schooled
• clever
• fitted
• efficient
• polished
• effective
• adroit
• deft
• knowledgeable
• handy
• dexterous
• refined
• workmanlike
• effectual
• fit
• slick
• long-term
• tutored
• sure-handed
• well-rounded
• habile
• multitalented
• all-around
• multiskilled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• inexperienced
• unable
• incapable
• unqualified
• amateur
• unskilled
• inexpert
• weak
• unfit
• unfitted
• amateurish
• unseasoned
• incompetent
• unprofessional
• inept
• unskillful
• artless
• crude
• would-be
• rude
• ignorant
• ineffective
• untutored
• inefficient
• ineffectual
• new
• beginning
• inexperienced
• unschooled
• untrained
• untaught
• jackleg
• untried
• primitive
• untalented
• green
• raw
• ungifted
• unseasoned
• untested
• unpolished
• talentless
• rough
• clumsy
• awkward
• heavy-handed
• ham-fisted
• ham-handed

professed

2 of 2

verb

past tense of profess

1

as in pretended

to present a false appearance of

professed friendship while secretly plotting revenge

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pretended
• assumed
• simulated
• acted
• feigned
• affected
• passed (for)
• made believe
• dissembled
• put on
• shammed
• posed
• faked
• forged
• bluffed
• concealed
• counterfeited
• played
• masqueraded
• imitated
• disguised
• impersonated
• masked
• let on
• dissimulated
• camouflaged
• playacted
• feinted
• malingered

2

as in declared

to state clearly and strongly

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• declared
• asserted
• proclaimed
• announced
• affirmed
• avowed
• said
• averred
• explained
• guaranteed
• laid down
• justified
• defended
• promoted
• pronounced
• convinced
• avouched
• advertised
• emphasized
• upheld
• advocated
• assured
• stressed
• underscored
• publicized
• championed
• persuaded
• espoused
• underlined
• advanced
• accented
• plugged
• reaffirmed
• blazed
• boosted
• accentuated
• supported
• called
• reasserted
• rationalized

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignored
• minimized
• neglected
• disregarded
• understated
• overlooked

3

as in alleged

to state as a fact usually forcefully

he professed his innocence to anyone who would listen

Synonyms & Similar Words

• alleged
• insisted
• claimed
• maintained
• declared
• asserted
• contended
• announced
• affirmed
• protested
• proclaimed
• argued
• avowed
• purported
• averred
• confirmed
• put forth
• reasoned
• warranted
• defended
• avouched
• justified
• broadcast
• rationalized
• reaffirmed
• vindicated
• upheld
• persevered
• supported
• reasserted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• denied
• abandoned
• rejected
• repudiated
• disclaimed
• challenged
• disavowed
• questioned
• gainsaid
• disowned
• negated
• disputed
• refuted
• negatived
• contradicted
• disproved
• rebutted
• countered
• confuted

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of professed

Adjective

But what has emerged bears little resemblance to his professed vision. — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 4 June 2026

To reward Rue’s professed desire to swap sides, the cartel threatens her with all manner of violence before slicing her palm open with a knife. — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 25 May 2026

Verb

Even though his only preseason success came on straight go balls that didn’t test his route running, coaches have professed faith in the 2025 third-round pick. — Chad Graff, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

El-Sayed and Piker have professed their abhorrence of anti-Semitism. — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026