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Definitions

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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“We profess to be the best in the world in this sport,” U.S. general manager Michael Hill said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 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

Liebling didn’t profess to be the best wordsmith who ever lived, but he did say that he could write faster than anyone who could write better.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

Although they profess to be in this screwy loyalty gauntlet for similar reasons, not everyone’s impetus is the same.

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2025

I do not know myself, not with any certainty, how much I really am saying when I profess Catholicism.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez