professed
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- supposed, alleged, ostensible, pretended, purported, self-styled, so-called, would-be
- declared, avowed, confessed, confirmed, proclaimed, self-acknowledged, self-confessed

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pro‧fessed /prəˈfest/ adjective [only before noun] formal

1. used to describe a belief that someone has stated openly:
a professed atheist

2. used to describe a feeling or attitude that someone says they have, but which may not be true:
Their professed aim is to encourage democracy.

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