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

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

With this time-shaping device called the Chronovisor, Father Pellegrino Ernetti professed to have seen footage of the crucified Christ and even enjoyed a lost play staged by an ancient Roman dramatist. — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026 Holmes continuously professed her innocence alongside partner Billy Evans before being hauled off to prison to serve an 11-year sentence. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for professed

Recent Examples of Synonyms for professed

Adjective

All this is fun to read, since Philbrick is an adept and congenial storyteller.

— Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
One of Indian democracy’s great achievements is that even its poorest citizens have proved adept at recognizing when the power of their vote is being wrested away, gauging the consequences and organizing to resist.

— Asim Ali, Time, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of adept

Verb

Prosecutors said Navarrete then drove to his parents’ home with his children and pretended to discovered his parents were dead.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Tremble’s taunt after his second TD was already coming in for teasing by his teammates postgame, as running back Chuba Hubbard (120 rushing yards, one TD) pretended to be a reporter and asked Tremble about it.

— Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of pretended

Verb

Both candidates and their surrogates immediately declared victory after the debate, which was held at the Mohegan Sun casino and broadcast live on WTNH, Channel 8.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 28 Oct. 2026
Eisenkot, a former military chief of staff, earlier in the day had declared victory and said the preliminary result — which had his bloc slightly ahead — should give him the first right to try to form a government.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of declared

Verb

Bryant alleged that police relied on the other man’s phone recording without adequately investigating what preceded it.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Trump alleged that Maher was drunk and had a drink in hand while touring the White House.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of alleged

Verb

Each has assumed a new place of influence within the Democratic Party over the last two years, filling a power vacuum created by President Joe Biden’s exit from the political stage.

— David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 28 Oct. 2026
Notably, Republican voters’ approval of Congress has dropped from 53% shortly after the GOP assumed control of Washington to 29% today.

— Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of assumed

Verb

Joseph Hill, the director of the Center for Black Deaf Studies at Gallaudet University, asserted that BASL is generally treated as more of a dialect than a language.

— New York Times, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2026
In July, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin asserted in a letter to California Secretary of State Shirley Weber that California may have more than 190,000 noncitizen voters on its rolls.

— Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of asserted

Verb

Until now, Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele has insisted the men were still alive and being held by gangs.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2026
Putin has long insisted that Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, Donetsk and Luhansk regions, which Russia has tried — and failed — to fully capture over more than four years of war have always been Russian.

— Catherine Belton, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026

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