| ADJECTIVE | all | professed | professing to be qualified |
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| all | professed | claimed with intent to deceive | |
| all | professed, avowed | openly declared as such |
| Sounds | prahfeh'st | |
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| Rhymes | abreast ... zest: 76 rhymes with ehst... | |
| Meaning | professing to be qualified. | |
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| Example | "a professed philosopher" | |
| Broader | professional | Engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood |
| Meaning | claimed with intent to deceive. | |
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| Example | "his professed intentions" | |
| Broader | declared | made known or openly avowed / avowed |
| Adverbs | professedly | with pretense or intention to deceive |
| Meaning | openly declared as such. | |
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| Synonym | avowed | |
| Broader | declared | made known or openly avowed / avowed |
| Spanish | declarado | |
| Adverbs | professedly | by open declaration |
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