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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Better assignments could follow, perhaps a pay rise or promotion.

— Christoph Trattner, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026
The Brewers’ final tying blow came on William Contreras’ fifth-inning homer against Kris Bubic, who has struggled in this postseason and perhaps shouldn’t have been in the game.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of perhaps

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Democrats must decide whether to take the deal in front of them or, possibly with a congressional majority next year, craft a version more to their liking that may be met with staunch GOP opposition and, thus, gridlock purgatory yet again.

— Jordan Blum, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
Vaquer and Lynch couldn’t even agree on where to set up a table to possibly take Morgan out for good.

— Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of possibly

Adverb

The conflict has killed at least 150,000 people, according to conflict monitor ACLED, though aid groups say the real number is probably higher.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026
The distance from May to October meant that people probably felt a little freer to applaud Busch’s life, without concentrating too much on the details of his tragic and unexpected death.

— Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of probably

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Merkley and Daines are trying to find changes that everyone can live with, so their ideas could conceivably pass no matter who wins in November.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026
The league could conceivably sell a package of Monday-only games to a streaming service looking to increase subscriber and advertising revenue.

— Alex Sherman, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of conceivably

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Authorities then located his body, which had head injuries that were likely caused by blunt objects, according to officials.

— Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Instead, the dual-garage door — Double Shift fans likely remember it — will open during mild weather days.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of likely

Adverb

So pack your costume (and maybe a flashlight)—it’s time to get into the spirit of the season at the best Halloween towns in the US.

— Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 13 Oct. 2026
And to clarify, 6+1 refers to two bucket seats up front, a bench for three kids (or maybe two and a supervising adult) at the rear, and in the middle, a third bucket seat along with a 'Petsenger' floor seat for your furry companion.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of maybe

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The woman tried to intervene as her father was being assaulted, and Gonzalez also allegedly attacked her, authorities said.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
An OpenAI engineer was arrested and charged for allegedly attempting to secretly record confidential conversations inside the artificial intelligence company’s San Francisco offices, the Department of Justice announced Tuesday.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of allegedly

Adverb

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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