adjective

professed

pruh-FEHST

adjective

Openly stated or claimed, sometimes with doubt about its sincerity.

"His professed reason for leaving didn’t match what really happened."

Formally admitted into a religious order.

"She became a professed nun after years as a novice."

How to Use Professed

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishOpenly declared, though sometimes with a suggestion it might not be entirely true.

Common pairings

professed atheist professed reason

more professed comparative, most professed superlative

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His _____ reason for leaving didn’t match what really happened.

blessed dressed pressed stressed obsessed recessed depressed repressed possessed oppressed impressed confessed