Definition: state insincerely
Usage: He professed innocence but later admitted his guilt; She pretended not to have known the suicide bomber; She pretends to be an expert on wine
Similar words: claim
Definition: assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing
Usage: He claimed that he killed the burglar
Synonyms: profess
Definition: confess one's faith in, or allegiance to
Usage: The terrorists professed allegiance to their country; he professes to be a Communist
Similar words: declare
Definition: state emphatically and authoritatively
Usage: He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with
Synonyms: profess, concede, confess
Definition: admit (to a wrongdoing)
Usage: She confessed that she had taken the money
Similar words: admit, acknowledge
Definition: declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
Usage: He admitted his errors; She acknowledged that she might have forgotten
Synonyms: profess
Definition: practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about
Usage: She professes organic chemistry
Similar words: claim
Definition: assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing
Usage: He claimed that he killed the burglar
Synonyms: profess
Definition: take vows, as in religious order
Usage: she professed herself as a nun
Synonyms: profess
Definition: receive into a religious order or congregation
Similar words: accept, admit, take, take on
Definition: admit into a group or community
Usage: accept students for graduate study; We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member
Synonyms: profess
Definition: state freely
Usage: The teacher professed that he was not generous when it came to giving good grades
Similar words: declare
Definition: state emphatically and authoritatively
Usage: He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with