PROFESSED Synonyms: 216 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

prə-ˈfest

Definition of professed

as in adept

having or showing exceptional knowledge, experience, or skill in a field of endeavor a professed analyst of American presidential politics

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professed

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verb

past tense of profess

as in pretended

to present a false appearance of professed friendship while secretly plotting revenge

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as in declared

to state clearly and strongly the lonely woman professed her love in a series of letters to the soldier

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as in alleged

to state as a fact usually forcefully he professed his innocence to anyone who would listen

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Recent Examples of professed

Adjective

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 Legal Weed Protects Kids A common element to these proposals is a professed urgency to protect children from legal weed. — A.j. Herrington, Forbes.com, 6 May 2026

Verb

After this experience, China strengthened its public health capacity and professed a new openness to reporting of potential epidemics. — David J. Hunter, STAT, 7 Aug. 2026 Bruce, 76, professed his love for Patti, 72, at the June 6 dedication of the new Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music on the campus of Monmouth University in Long Branch. — Chris Jordan, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for professed

Recent Examples of Synonyms for professed

Adjective

Leo, a math major and former superior general of his Augustinian religious order, is known to be adept at financial matters and reading balance sheets.

— Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Korean brands have become particularly adept at turning said ingredients into lightweight, layered topicals that are easy to incorporate into everyday rituals.

— Sophie Dunne, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of adept

Verb

By the time the Nielsen ratings came in, however, the president had already declared victory for the convention and himself.

— Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026
Midway through the third period, he was officially declared out for the remainder of the contest.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of declared

Verb

Washington, as well as OpenAI and Anthropic, have alleged that Chinese companies stole American intellectual property by training their models on the outputs of frontier US models, a process known as distillation in the industry.

— John Liu, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026
Furthermore, the defendant attempted to recruit individuals from the German Ministry of Defense and the defense industry for her own purposes, prosecutors alleged.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of alleged

Adjective

The annual cost for a private room in a skilled nursing facility in North Carolina was $129,575 a year or $10,798 a month, according to Genworth Cost of Care survey data.

— Anna Roman, Charlotte Observer, 14 Sep. 2026
Data center construction is increasing competition for skilled workers in the region, according to survey results from the Associated General Contractors of America.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of skilled

Verb

His statement did not admit any guilt on the part of the franchise — which Silver assumed could be because there are other investigations into the Clippers that don’t involve the NBA.

— Brian Mahoney, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Many assumed something like this was coming and built so the specific shift wouldn’t matter.

— Dimitri Akhrin, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of assumed

Verb

The Guard displayed drones that have been widely used against ships in the Strait of Hormuz, where Iran has asserted control since the war began, severely affecting the Gulf region’s shipments of oil and natural gas to the rest of the world.

— Nasser Karimi, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
And Konsta Helenius asserted himself as a top-six option with his performance in the playoffs and at the World Championship.

— Max Bultman, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of asserted

Verb

Defense attorneys, however, insisted the state didn't have sufficient evidence to link her to the murder plot.

— Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026
The Dangote Refinery has often insisted that its fully operational 700,000 barrels-a-day plant can fulfill this demand.

— Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 18 Sep. 2026

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