Synonyms for profession
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Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Declaration
declaration, confession, avowal, claim, acknowledgement UK, acknowledgment US, assertion, protestation
2. Occupation
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Definitions
- n. 1
A declaration of faith. A promise or vow made on entering a religious order.
She died only a few years after her profession.
- n. 2
A declaration of faith. The declaration of belief in the principles of a religion; hence, one's faith or religion.
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Forms
- Plural
- professions → declarations, confessions, avowals, claims…
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A profession implies scholarship; as, the learned professions.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- occupation Morocco's occupation of Western Sahara is illegal.
- vocation Never choose a vocation just because it looks easy.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| profession | falling | |
| occupation | falling | |
| vocation | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- art1
- 5 letters
- claim1, craft1
- 6 letters
- avowal
- 7 letters
- calling2, faculty3
- 8 letters
- vocation3
- 9 letters
- assertion3
- 10 letters
- employment3, occupation4, confession3
- 11 letters
- declaration4
- 12 letters
- protestation4
- 14 letters
- acknowledgment4
- 15 letters
- acknowledgement4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (calling2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- profession
- Italiano
- professione
- Español
- profesión
- Català
- professió