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

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This was four months after Schachtel’s piece appeared, perhaps as an audition.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
Come to think of it, there were a lot of questionable calls/no-calls from the officiating crew during Saturday night's game in Jordan Hare, perhaps Fralick was one of the refs trying desperately to gift the Tigers a win to save his skin.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of perhaps

Adverb

The ep opened with Charles, played by Larry Dean, having a private chat with a pair of tech billionaires (Celeste Dring and newcomer Freddie Meredith, who is possibly an SNL Elon Musk) about AI at Buckingham Palace.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 20 Sep. 2026
There’s press conferences, there’s briefings, and the public is informed about what could possibly happen.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of possibly

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One fight that probably won’t have as much intrigue, but still should be fun, is between Gable Steveson and Sean Sharaf.

— OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026
Why pet owners are building dog grooming routines The biggest driver behind the boom in luxury pet accessories probably is not beauty at all.

— Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of probably

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Democrats will have a difficult time flipping the Senate, where Republicans hold a three-seat majority, but could conceivably do so in a blue wave year.

— David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 24 Aug. 2026
Conceivably, Bessent could be right; conceivably, Warsh could be right.

— John Cassidy, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of conceivably

Adverb

The National Weather Service said Tropical Storm Nolo would likely strengthen before closing in on the Big Island on Friday or Saturday.

— MEGAN JANETSKY, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026
The structure of the deal leaves the studio, which declined to comment, with more than $80 billion in debt and roughly $3 billion in annual free cash flow, figures that will likely handicap the studio’s operations moving forward.

— Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of likely

Adverb

Those arrested are allegedly part of the notorious Angelino clan, which had infiltrated Caivano to such an extent the local government was put under judicial administration last year, Gratteri told CNN.

— Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026
More than 100 members of Aung San Suu Kyi’s NLD party have allegedly been killed.

— Andrew Nachemson, The Dial, 22 Sep. 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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