Synonyms of professions

professions

noun

plural of profession

1

as in declarations

a solemn and often public declaration of the truth or existence of something

the weekly profession of faith by the members of the congregation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• declarations
• assertions
• insistences
• claims
• allegations
• announcements
• affirmations
• asseverations
• proclamations
• protestations
• avowals
• pronouncements
• arguments
• avouchments
• justifications
• reasons
• rationalizations
• confirmations
• reaffirmations
• vindications
• reconfirmations

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• challenges
• questions
• disputes
• disclaimers
• disavowals
• contradictions
• refutations
• rebuttals
• denials
• negations
• confutations
• disproofs

2

as in occupations

the activity by which one regularly makes a living

a gifted communicator, he was very good at his chosen profession: teaching

Synonyms & Similar Words

• occupations
• vocations
• employments
• works
• lines
• callings
• trades
• jobs
• games
• missions
• tasks
• livelihoods
• businesses
• places
• arts
• positions
• lays
• enterprises
• assignments
• fields
• duties
• offices
• situations
• functions
• crafts
• métiers
• calls
• engagements
• appointments
• livings
• handicrafts
• rackets
• lifeworks
• gigs
• posts
• workloads
• loads
• billets
• berths
• handcrafts

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pursuits
• hobbies
• avocations

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of professions

Salaries for teachers who have stayed in the classroom and have continued to advance their skills should be increased; there’s no reason a teacher should be capped at around $80,000 when other professions face no such limitations. —Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026

Like Lamont, Republicans are calling for eliminating occupational license fees for certain professions, including plumbers, electricians, teachers, and speech and language pathologists. —Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2026

Medical and psychological professions function as a form of neoliberal discipline. —Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2026

Yet a decade later, a third of the jobs in those professions would be gone. —Josh Tyrangiel, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2026

But the striker, who scored 24 goals in 91 appearances for Norway, soon noted familiar elements between his new and former professions. —Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2026

And even professions where the human touch was once thought essential, like teaching and childcare, will then be performed by humanoid machines. —Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 6 Feb. 2026

The median annual income expected for STEM professions over the next ten years is more than $100,000. —Irene Wright, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026

One compelling example in the education space that Parker-Holder and Rivas described was allowing students to get a sense of what working in different professions might be like, such as assisting in disaster recovery. —Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 30 Jan. 2026