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

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

While reading Catherine profess, “Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same,” one doesn’t need the aid of a film’s visuals.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

First, she had to stop fighting the Others, the term for the billions united in groupthink, and accept if not entirely trust that the collective love they profess to have for her is real.

From Salon • Dec. 29, 2025

The two profess their love for each other.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

In regarding my Work, some Readers profess greater Feeling for what it makes than for what it says.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck