Synonyms for professed
prəˈfɛstpro·fessed

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1. professed(a)adjective

   professing to be qualified

   "a professed philosopher"

   Antonyms:
   undeclared, nonprofessional

2. professed(a)adjective

   claimed with intent to deceive

   "his professed intentions"

   Antonyms:
   nonprofessional, undeclared

3. avowed(a), professed(a)adjective

   openly declared as such

   "an avowed enemy"; "her professed love of everything about that country"; "McKinley was assassinated by a professed anarchist"

   Antonyms:
   undeclared, nonprofessional

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1. Waitman Wade Beorn:

   It makes us sound very hypocritical in countries where were trying to help them develop the same kinds of moral, ethical military behavior that we try to model, i think in many ways it encourages our enemies, enemy combatants, to behave in a similar form. If we're not abiding by our own self-professed values, then why should they ?

2. State Police Col. Christopher Mason:

   Their self-professed leader wanted it very much known their ideology is not anti-government, our investigation will provide us more insight into what their motivation, what their ideology is.

3. Qin Gang:

   Why didn't the Chinese go beyond that given their earlier strong opposition to Washington's professed intent to continue such transits ?

4. Thomas Paine:

   I do not believe in the creed professed by the Jewish Church, by the Roman Church, by the Greek Church, by the Turkish Church, by the Protestant Church, nor by any church that I know of. My own mind is my own church.

5. Craig Peters:

   This verdict makes a mockery of justice by believing an incoherent story professed by an admitted liar, and then compensating that liar with an award… while subjecting these boys to a sentence that is reserved for unredeemable, career criminals that commit premeditated killings.