Beginning and Professed

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Beginning adjective - Coming before the main part or item usually to introduce or prepare for what follows.

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Professed is an antonym for beginning.

Nearby Words: begin, beginner

Professed adjective - Having or showing exceptional knowledge, experience, or skill in a field of endeavor.

Usage example: a professed analyst of American presidential politics

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Beginning is an antonym for professed.

This is ironic in Benedick's case, at the beginning of the play he was a self-professed He-Man Woman Hater.

Source: Theatre / Much Ado About Nothing

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