PROFESSED Synonyms: 216 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

prə-ˈfest

Definition of professed

as in adept

having or showing exceptional knowledge, experience, or skill in a field of endeavor a professed analyst of American presidential politics

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verb

past tense of profess

as in pretended

to present a false appearance of professed friendship while secretly plotting revenge

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as in declared

to state clearly and strongly the lonely woman professed her love in a series of letters to the soldier

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as in alleged

to state as a fact usually forcefully he professed his innocence to anyone who would listen

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Recent Examples of professed

Adjective

To reward Rue’s professed desire to swap sides, the cartel threatens her with all manner of violence before slicing her palm open with a knife. — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 25 May 2026 Legal Weed Protects Kids A common element to these proposals is a professed urgency to protect children from legal weed. — A.j. Herrington, Forbes.com, 6 May 2026

Verb

Bruce, 76, professed his love for Patti, 72, at the June 6 dedication of the new Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music on the campus of Monmouth University in Long Branch. — Chris Jordan, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026 Although Wilde professed to love the script, Araki wanted to be clear on what the role required. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 23 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for professed

Recent Examples of Synonyms for professed

Adjective

Of course, DreamDrive is also adept at dealing with Los Angeles traffic jams.

— Brooke Crothers, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Mythos is adept at spotting cyber vulnerabilities, which showed what Kurtz had been saying all along that companies can't deploy AI and then get AI to protect their systems.

— Paulina Likos, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of adept

Verb

One, a 35-year-old man, pretended to be a San Francisco 49ers player or a wealthy real estate investor, the Department of Justice said.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 28 Aug. 2026
Once upon a time, Republicans understood this, or at least pretended to.

— New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of pretended

Verb

Following the tragic chain reaction, the woman was declared dead at the scene, reported WPEC.

— Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026
The baby, a boy, was declared dead less than a half-hour later, after paramedics had been called and attempted to give the newborn oxygen and chest compressions, the parents said.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of declared

Verb

The lawsuit further alleged that Trader Joe’s put its crustless PB&Js peanut in packaging that too closely resembled the coloring of an Uncrustables box and featured a similar photograph of a sandwich with a bite taken out of one side.

— Dee-Ann Durbin, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
Later that month, Nallasivan noted that 27 cross-functional leaders approved the campaign and alleged that he was targeted because of his race, ethnicity and national origin, according to his lawsuit.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of alleged

Adjective

Medicare may cover up to 100 days of care in a skilled nursing facility following a qualifying hospital stay, according to KFF.

— Lorie Konish, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
Tennis phenom Naomi Osaka is known not just as one of the sport’s most skilled players, but as one of its most boundary-pushing style stars.

— Alexandra Hildreth, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of skilled

Verb

The university asserted that the subpoena would create unnecessary work for the police department, unearth irrelevant documents and waste the time of everyone involved.

— Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 28 Aug. 2026
Bates declared the platform the Principality of Sealand and asserted its sovereignty as a micronation distinct from Great Britain.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Aug. 2026

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