PROFESS Synonyms: 109 Similar and Opposite Words

profess

verb

prə-ˈfes

Definition of profess next

as in to pretend

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

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as in to declare

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 to insist

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

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Examples of profess in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Eggers plays the layperson with joy, marveling as anyone would, professing ignorance as anyone would. —

Longreads, 27 Sep. 2024 The anti-erotic Christianity that Monica professed condemned the vanity of human learning and encouraged chastity. —

Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 20 Aug. 2024 Meredith and Derek are still in the throes of their will-they-won’t-they dynamic, culminating in the season finale when Meredith builds the iconic house of candles to profess her commitment to him. —

Annabel Gutterman, TIME, 26 Sep. 2024 Yet, Vance professes to be agnostic even today on this point. —

The Editors, National Review, 16 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for profess

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