professed

adjective

pro·fessed prə-ˈfest How to pronounce professed (audio)

prō-

: openly and freely declared or acknowledged : affirmed

: professing to be qualified

also : expert

Example Sentences

He is a professed enemy of the king. a professed analyst of American presidential politics

Recent Examples on the Web Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that Ukraine’s professed desire to join NATO was a security threat to Russia and one of the reasons for the invasion.

Washington Post, 16 Apr. 2022 The lawsuit says that despite ODOT’s professed compliance with local policies, the agency failed to study rush-hour tolls and disregarded other climate-mitigating options recommended in city and regional plans.

oregonlive, 9 June 2022 Antonoff, despite his professed aversion to rock-star pretense, rarely answers such questions directly.

Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 16 May 2022 His professed support for those employees and his halt to political donations in Florida provoked stark criticism from Republicans in the state.

Brian Stelter, CNN, 21 Apr. 2022 Now, Shehbaz Sharif’s rise to prime minister is seen in some circles as an implicit rebuke of Mr. Khan’s professed mission of dismantling Pakistan’s political dynasties and rooting out corruption in politics.

New York Times, 11 Apr. 2022 With the Sharmas’ plotline, however, there are several references to an Indian backstory, including a professed love of chai, accents that seem to slip back and forth between British and Indian, and even nods to British imperialism.

NBC News, 7 Apr. 2022 When environmental art exhibitions occur at institutions with funding that undercuts their professed ideals, those exhibitions become a smoke screen for the ethical dissonance of the art world.

New York Times, 25 Mar. 2022 That much was clear following the team’s World Series title last October, when one teammate after another professed joy at seeing Freeman reach the mountaintop after so many years.

Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2022 See More

professed 1 of 2

adjective

as in experienced

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

experienced
adept
proficient
skilled
practiced
expert
skillful
accomplished
good
educated
veteran
great
master
consummate
gifted
practised
versed
complete
virtuoso
talented
trained
capable
ace
masterful
taught
qualified
masterly
compleat
crack
able
crackerjack
competent
old
schooled
fitted
employable
tutored
knowledgeable
clever
deft
polished
efficient
adroit
fit
effective
refined
workmanlike
handy
dexterous
effectual
sure-handed
slick
habile
dextrous
long-term
all-round
all-around
multiskilled
multitalented
well-rounded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

inexperienced
unable
incapable
unqualified
inexpert
amateur
weak
unskilled
unfitted
unfit
amateurish
unseasoned
artless
ignorant
inept
incompetent
unprofessional
untutored
unskillful
rude
crude
unschooled
ineffective
inexperienced
beginning
ineffectual
new
inefficient
untaught
untrained
untried
primitive
jackleg
untalented
ungifted
green
unseasoned
raw
unpolished
talentless
clumsy
would-be
awkward
rough
untested
ham-fisted
ham-handed
heavy-handed

professed

2 of 2

verb

past tense of profess

as in pretended

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

pretended
assumed
feigned
simulated
acted
shammed
affected
dissembled
made believe
posed
faked
concealed
bluffed
forged
put on
masqueraded
counterfeited
dissimulated
played
disguised
impersonated
imitated
passed (for)
masked
camouflaged
playacted
let on
malingered
feinted

as in declared

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

declared
asserted
avowed
proclaimed
affirmed
announced
averred
said
explained
guaranteed
justified
laid down
defended
convinced
promoted
pronounced
avouched
emphasized
advocated
advertised
upheld
espoused
championed
assured
underscored
persuaded
publicized
stressed
underlined
reaffirmed
advanced
accented
supported
blazed
plugged
boosted
accentuated
called
rationalized
reasserted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

ignored
disregarded
neglected
minimized
understated
overlooked

as in insisted

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

insisted
alleged
claimed
asserted
declared
maintained
avowed
contended
affirmed
announced
proclaimed
protested
argued
purported
averred
confirmed
put forth
reasoned
avouched
defended
warranted
justified
reaffirmed
vindicated
broadcast
rationalized
persevered
upheld
reasserted
broadcasted
supported

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

denied
abandoned
repudiated
rejected
disavowed
disclaimed
questioned
challenged
gainsaid
disowned
contradicted
negated
refuted
disputed
rebutted
disproved
countered
negatived
confuted

单词	professed
释义	professed adjective pro·fessed prə-ˈfest prō- 1 : openly and freely declared or acknowledged : affirmed 2 : professing to be qualified also : expert Synonyms accomplished ace adept compleat complete consummate crack crackerjack educated experienced expert good great master masterful masterly practiced practised proficient skilled skillful versed veteran virtuoso See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences He is a professed enemy of the king. a professed analyst of American presidential politics Recent Examples on the Web Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that Ukraine’s professed desire to join NATO was a security threat to Russia and one of the reasons for the invasion. Washington Post, 16 Apr. 2022 The lawsuit says that despite ODOT’s professed compliance with local policies, the agency failed to study rush-hour tolls and disregarded other climate-mitigating options recommended in city and regional plans. oregonlive, 9 June 2022 Antonoff, despite his professed aversion to rock-star pretense, rarely answers such questions directly. Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 16 May 2022 His professed support for those employees and his halt to political donations in Florida provoked stark criticism from Republicans in the state. Brian Stelter, CNN, 21 Apr. 2022 Now, Shehbaz Sharif’s rise to prime minister is seen in some circles as an implicit rebuke of Mr. Khan’s professed mission of dismantling Pakistan’s political dynasties and rooting out corruption in politics. New York Times, 11 Apr. 2022 With the Sharmas’ plotline, however, there are several references to an Indian backstory, including a professed love of chai, accents that seem to slip back and forth between British and Indian, and even nods to British imperialism. NBC News, 7 Apr. 2022 When environmental art exhibitions occur at institutions with funding that undercuts their professed ideals, those exhibitions become a smoke screen for the ethical dissonance of the art world. New York Times, 25 Mar. 2022 That much was clear following the team’s World Series title last October, when one teammate after another professed joy at seeing Freeman reach the mountaintop after so many years. Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2022 See More Word History First Known Use circa 1524, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing professed self-professed self-professed professed 1 of 2 adjective as in experienced having or showing exceptional knowledge, experience, or skill in a field of endeavor a professed analyst of American presidential politics Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance experienced adept proficient skilled practiced expert skillful accomplished good educated veteran great master consummate gifted practised versed complete virtuoso talented trained capable ace masterful taught qualified masterly compleat crack able crackerjack competent old schooled fitted employable tutored knowledgeable clever deft polished efficient adroit fit effective refined workmanlike handy dexterous effectual sure-handed slick habile dextrous long-term all-round all-around multiskilled multitalented well-rounded Antonyms & Near Antonyms inexperienced unable incapable unqualified inexpert amateur weak unskilled unfitted unfit amateurish unseasoned artless ignorant inept incompetent unprofessional untutored unskillful rude crude unschooled ineffective inexperienced beginning ineffectual new inefficient untaught untrained untried primitive jackleg untalented ungifted green unseasoned raw unpolished talentless clumsy would-be awkward rough untested ham-fisted ham-handed heavy-handed See More professed 2 of 2 verb past tense of profess 1 as in pretended to present a false appearance of professed friendship while secretly plotting revenge Synonyms & Similar Words pretended assumed feigned simulated acted shammed affected dissembled made believe posed faked concealed bluffed forged put on masqueraded counterfeited dissimulated played disguised impersonated imitated passed (for) masked camouflaged playacted let on malingered feinted 2 as in declared to state clearly and strongly the lonely woman professed her love in a series of letters to the soldier Synonyms & Similar Words declared asserted avowed proclaimed affirmed announced averred said explained guaranteed justified laid down defended convinced promoted pronounced avouched emphasized advocated advertised upheld espoused championed assured underscored persuaded publicized stressed underlined reaffirmed advanced accented supported blazed plugged boosted accentuated called rationalized reasserted Antonyms & Near Antonyms ignored disregarded neglected minimized understated overlooked 3 as in insisted to state as a fact usually forcefully he professed his innocence to anyone who would listen Synonyms & Similar Words insisted alleged claimed asserted declared maintained avowed contended affirmed announced proclaimed protested argued purported averred confirmed put forth reasoned avouched defended warranted justified reaffirmed vindicated broadcast rationalized persevered upheld reasserted broadcasted supported Antonyms & Near Antonyms denied abandoned repudiated rejected disavowed disclaimed questioned challenged gainsaid disowned contradicted negated refuted disputed rebutted disproved countered negatived confuted See More
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