profess

[pruh-fes] / prəˈfɛs /

VERB

declare, assert

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acknowledge admit affirm avow confess feign pretend proclaim stump

STRONG

allege announce asseverate aver avouch certify claim confirm croon depose dissemble fake maintain own predicate purport sing spiel spout state vouch

WEAK

act as if blow hot air come out constate cross heart get off chest get on soapbox make out open up own up say so soapbox swear on bible swear up and down talk big

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conceal deny disavow disown dispute hide refuse renounce repudiate

STRONG

be quiet contradict invalidate question reject

Example Sentences

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Its professed goal is to prevent sickness that hurts our economic interests and overall wellbeing.

From Salon

I never believed in the spirits and I never professed to be a Spiritualist.

From Literature

In Mr. Mian’s travelogue, we meet person after person who professes adherence to Russian Orthodox Christianity, but no one speaks of salvation, sacraments or even Jesus.

From The Wall Street Journal

I profess no ultimate wisdom but that’s what I’m getting from the comments that they make.

From The Wall Street Journal

His other passions included football, the tango and the Argentine capital Buenos Aires, a city he professed to love "more than any place else".

From BBC

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