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   confess

   /kənˈfɛs/

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   • 1. admit that one has committed a crime or done something wrong: "he confessed that he had attacked the old man" Similar admitacknowledgerevealmake knowndisclosedivulgemake publicavowdeclareblurt outprofessown up totell all aboutbring into the openbring to lightinformal:blow the lid offarchaic:discoverown upadmit guiltplead guiltyaccept blame/responsibilitybe completely honesttell the truthtell allmake a clean breast of itunbosom oneselfinformal:come cleanfess upspill the beanslet the cat out of the bagget something off one's chestlet oncoughOpposite concealdeny
   • ▪ acknowledge something reluctantly, typically because one feels slightly ashamed or embarrassed: "I must confess that I half believed you" Similar acknowledgeadmitconcedegrantallowownsaydeclareaffirmacceptrecognizebe aware of/thatrealizebe conscious of/that
   • ▪ declare (one's religious faith): "150 people confessed faith in Christ"
   • ▪ declare one's sins formally to a priest: "I could not confess all my sins to the priest"
   • ▪ (of a priest) listen to the confession of: "St Ambrose would weep bitter tears when confessing a sinner"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French confesser, from Latin confessus, past participle of confiteri ‘acknowledge’, from con- (expressing intensive force) + fateri ‘declare, avow’.

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   Need synonyms for confessing? Here's a list of similar words from our thesaurus that you can use instead. Contexts. Present participle for to admit that one has committed a crime or wrongdoing. Present participle for to acknowledge something reluctantly, typically from shame or embarrassment.

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   Synonyms for CONFESSING: admitting, owning (up), copping (to), talking, blabbing, fessing (up), spilling, tattling; Antonyms of CONFESSING: quieting (down), hushing, shutting up, clamming up, denying, disclaiming, disavowing, contradicting.

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   Synonyms for CONFESS: admit, own (up), cop (to), fess (up), talk, spill, tattle, blab; Antonyms of CONFESS: shut up, quiet (down), hush, clam up, deny, disclaim, contradict, reject

   • Some common synonyms of confess are acknowledge, admit, avow, and own. While all these words mean "to disclose against one's will or inclination,"...
   • In some situations, the words acknowledge and confess are roughly equivalent. However, acknowledge implies the disclosing of something that has bee...
   • Although the words admit and confess have much in common, admit implies reluctance to disclose, grant, or concede and refers usually to facts rathe...
   • While the synonyms avow and confess are close in meaning, avow implies boldly declaring, often in the face of hostility, what one might be expected...
   • While in some cases nearly identical to confess, own implies acknowledging something in close relation to oneself. // must own I know little about...

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   What is another word for 'confess'?

   • More 790 Confess Synonyms. Another words for 'confess'. Use filters to view other words, we have 792 synonyms for confess. If you know synonyms for 'confess', then you can share it or put your rating in listed similar words. confession, confessing, confessedly, confessor, confessional (2016).

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   What does it mean to confess something to someone?

   • To confess something to someone means to admit a personal wrongdoing to them. For example, Ryan would not confess to his parents that he had damaged their car. I saw you cheating on the test, and if you don't confess it to the teacher, I'll tell her myself! Yep, the girl just confessed to me that she's the thief.

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   How does the verb confess contrast with its synonyms?

   • Some common synonyms of confess are acknowledge, admit, avow, and own. While all these words mean "to disclose against one's will or inclination," confess may apply to an admission of a weakness, failure, omission, or guilt.

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   What is the opposite of 'confess'?

   • Confessed: to make an acknowledgment of something unpleasant as true or valid. Synonyms: admitted, copped (to), fessed (up)… The opposite is denied… Find the right word.

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   verb. These are words and phrases related to confess. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of confess. The murderer confessed his crime to the police. He confessed his love to the girl. Synonyms. admit. acknowledge. reveal. disclose.