professedly
By one's claim
Professedly means by one's own declaration or claim, often with the implication that the claim may not match reality.
Someone who is professedly neutral has announced their neutrality, though their actions might suggest otherwise: He was professedly committed to the project, yet missed every deadline.
The word carries a hint of skepticism—what's professed isn't necessarily what's true.
By open declaration
- openlyWithout hiding anything
- explicitlyStated in clear terms
- expresslyStated in direct terms
- affirmativelyIn an agreeing manner
emphatically · forthrightly · frankly · candidly · directly · plainly · unequivocally · vocally
Claimed but unverified
- supposedlyAs is claimed
- purportedlyClaimed but unverified
- ostensiblyAppearing true but questionable
- reportedlyAccording to reports
reputedly · nominally · seemingly · apparently · presumptively · putatively · assumedly · speculatively
Done without concealment
- publiclyIn open view
- manifestlyIn a clearly apparent way
- evidentlyObservably true
- conspicuouslyIn an attention-grabbing manner
transparently · visibly · noticeably · perceptibly · observably · discernibly · apparently · superficially
avowedly
By open declaration
- openlyWithout hiding anything
- explicitlyStated in clear terms
- expresslyStated in direct terms
affirmatively · emphatically · forthrightly · frankly · candidly · directly · plainly · unequivocally · vocally · outspokenly
allegedly
Claimed but unverified
- supposedlyAs is claimed
- purportedlyClaimed but unverified
- ostensiblyAppearing true but questionable
reportedly · reputedly · nominally · seemingly · apparently · presumptively · putatively · assumedly · speculatively · theoretically
overtly
Done without concealment
- publiclyIn open view
- manifestlyIn a clearly apparent way
- evidentlyObservably true
conspicuously · transparently · visibly · noticeably · perceptibly · observably · discernibly · apparently · superficially · externally
professedlyactually
In truth, not supposedly
really · truly · genuinely · in fact · in reality
professedlysecretly
Without others' knowledge
covertly · privately · obscurely · surreptitiously · implicitly