Synonyms for profess

Most common

declare · confess · proclaim · avow · pretend

All synonyms

Verb

Antonyms

refute

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Definitions

1. v. 1

   To administer the vows of a religious order to (someone); to admit to a religious order.

Related words

Word family

profession professor

Forms

Past participle

professed
e.g. professed → confessed, avowed, proclaimed, declared…

Example sentences

• declare I hereby declare the opening of the Olympic Games.
• confess They made him confess to a crime he didn't commit.
• proclaim Gentlemen! Tomorrow we shall proclaim the Republic.
• pretend I hate it when you pretend like you don't know me.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

aver², avow²

5 letters

claim¹

6 letters

assert², affirm², allege², avouch

7 letters

protest², pretend², declare², confess², concede²

8 letters

proclaim²

9 letters

predicate³

10 letters

asseverate

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (aver² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

professer

Italiano

professare