PROFESSEDLY Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

professedly

adverb

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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for professedly

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Of the 21 brightest stars in the night sky, Betelgeuse is perhaps the most enigmatic.

— Joe Rao, Space.com, 3 Nov. 2026
Or a reminder, perhaps, to schedule a visit to one of our theme parks this holiday season and bring home a little gift for yourself.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of perhaps

Adverb

Someone has to keep tabs on the AP voters who can't possibly watch all these games and are forced to scramble and put together a list of the best 25 teams in the country.

— Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026
The current crisis is the latest and possibly most serious chapter in a long-running dispute over the rule of law in Poland.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of possibly

Adverb

So the theoretical maximum is 256 ESSMs rather than 64 missiles, although a practical loadout would probably mix missile types.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
The overall answer probably won't surprise you, but the nitty-gritty details might.

— Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of probably

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Raman could conceivably try that formula, Grose said, and take advantage of what figures to be a honeymoon period with voters who are hungry for change.

— Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
Others are stolen and listed on the dark web, where they might conceivably be plagiarized for movie and TV adaptations.

— David McGrath, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of conceivably

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The company also used non-compete agreements restricting employees from joining rivals for two years, as part of their employment contracts, with senior employees holding valuable technical expertise likely facing closer scrutiny.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
But with the House majority likely padded by redder territory this cycle, Democrats will face fierce internal resistance to progressive policy ideas like Medicare for All.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of likely

Adverb

Both candidates faced controversies throughout the campaign, including a dispute over a May traffic stop in which Lombardo was pulled over for allegedly running a red light in Las Vegas.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2026
The report also detailed ways in which Combs was allegedly living it up on the inside and receiving massages and special meals.

— Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of allegedly

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What frightens scientists more than the sheer numbers are that the cuts are arbitrary and manifestly pernicious.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
These remarks are manifestly silly, but the conversation ranges into darker territory.

— Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2026

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