SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS

professed

adjective

Openly stated or claimed, without necessarily being demonstrated.

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Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.

Stated or claimed

Closest synonyms

declared avowed stated claimed asserted announced

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Usage distinction

Professed identifies what is stated, not what has been proved. Alleged and purported more explicitly leave the claim unconfirmed.

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The group's professed aim was to make the archive easier to use.

Dictionary practice example.

In a fictional project diary, a photographer recorded a teammate's professed commitment to giving everyone equal credit.

From Reading Promises Carefully.

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