Словарь синонимов английского языка - professed

(adj) 1. pretended, ostensible, apparent, alleged, purported, so-called, would-be, self-styled, soi-disant(e): He was a professed wine 'expert' but the bottle he recommended turned out to be awful. 2. confessed, avowed, sworn, admitted, acknowledged, confirmed, certified, declared: What do you do when a professed friend betrays you?