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professing
verb
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Divide professing into syllables:

pro · fess · ing

How to pronounce professing:

Definition of professing:

professing (verb):
to claim (something as true), often falsely
to receive formally into a religious community following a novitiate by acceptance of the required vows

Synonyms for professing:

affirmation
affirmative
assertion
asseveration
averment
avowal
profession
reaffirmation
reassertion

Antonyms for professing:

arguing
arguing with
brushing aside
challenging
combating
combatting
concealing
confuting
contesting
contradicting
contravening
controverting
countering
crossing
debunking
declaring untrue
denying
disaffirming
disagreeing
disagreeing with
disallowing
disavowing
disclaiming
disconfirming
discrediting
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