PROFESSEDLY Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

professedly

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Definition of professedly

as in perhaps

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Recent Examples of professedly In this relationship comedy, a man (Kyle Marvin) seeks a little help from his friends after his wife (Adria Arjona) asks for a divorce, only to throw the friends’ (Dakota Johnson, Michael Angelo Covino) professedly open marriage into disarray in the process. — Chris Foran, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025 They are professedly based on hunches that the enemy will attack, occupy or conquer at some future time unless the enemy is obliterated. — Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 24 July 2025 But imagine if right-wing Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán or another professedly illiberal leader took similar steps. — Samuel Goldman, The Week, 18 Feb. 2022 In any prior year, that number would be noteworthy for the professedly liberal yet overwhelmingly white industry. — Lee Seymour, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2022 Early modern Europe had the daily pageant of court society, with its graceful, witty, professedly nonchalant aristocrats who had every muscle under tight control and every piece of clothing precisely arranged. — David A. Bell, The New York Review of Books, 1 July 2021

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Those with more modest means are falling further behind and, perhaps most alarmingly, finding fewer pathways to the economic mobility that has helped define the American dream.

— Phil Mattingly, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
Meeting—and perhaps, even overshooting— your daily protein goals are one of the ways to prevent muscle loss while on the drug.

— Audrey Noble, Vogue, 16 July 2026

Definition of perhaps

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So, if things don’t go well for New York/New Jersey on Sunday afternoon for the World Cup final, don’t be surprised if DFW is circled when the World Cup inevitably returns to the United States — possibly as soon as 2038.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
Rather than reducing the fair’s footprint, Morán and Valentine said the new layout could accommodate roughly the same number of exhibitors—possibly even a few more—through a more efficient use of the cabana complex and surrounding spaces.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 14 July 2026

Definition of possibly

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Managers expecting Spain to reach the final should strongly consider owning him and Yamal, but this is probably a strategy more suited to those chasing — Spain will be underdogs against France.

— Abdul Rehman, New York Times, 14 July 2026
Well, the answer is probably Andrew Watt, a 35-year-old who has built a reputation for hunkering down in the studio with rock legends or pop stars to craft sleek, sturdy albums.

— Ethan Beck, Washington Post, 13 July 2026

Definition of probably

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The team could conceivably sign him to another deal, but the risk of contract forfeiture alone is a reason to delay consummating the trade.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 July 2026
Asciutto worried the Salvation Army was eyeing a sale of the property, which is zoned for neighborhood use and could conceivably be turned into high density housing.

— Nick Sullivan July 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2026

Definition of conceivably

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That sequence would be remembered as one of the more famous, hilarious stretches in recent golf history, maybe even the core memory of Spieth’s ever-entertaining prime.

— Brody Miller, New York Times, 14 July 2026
Neill was a performer whose bone-deep decency shone through his work and was amplified in later years by a social-media presence that featured him reminiscing about his career or hanging out with animals on his farm, or maybe cuddling a duck.

— Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 14 July 2026

Definition of maybe

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Jordan Harbst was riding his scooter along the Greenbelt when 41-year-old Ross Wardlaw allegedly stepped into his path and stabbed him to death, according to previous Statesman reporting.

— Carolyn Komatsoulis Updated July 13, Idaho Statesman, 14 July 2026
Life University is facing a potentially costly lawsuit for allegedly discriminating against three former Black employees.

— Jason Armesto, AJC.com, 14 July 2026

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