Synonyms of fess (up)

fess (up)

verb

ˈfes 

1

as in to admit

to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly

he fessed up to breaking the antique vase only after his guilt was obvious

Synonyms & Similar Words

• admit
• confess
• acknowledge
• concede
• agree
• own (up to)
• grant
• announce
• reveal
• disclose
• recognize
• come clean (about)
• allow
• tell
• confirm
• wise (up)
• accept
• say
• affirm
• declare
• proclaim
• inform
• warn
• tip (off)
• divulge
• unload
• talk
• communicate
• expose
• publish
• profess
• yield
• avow
• broadcast
• impart
• give away
• whisper
• betray
• disburden
• spill
• unburden
• leak
• breathe
• unveil
• tattle
• blab
• squeal
• rat
• break

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• deny
• cover (up)
• negative
• contradict
• dispute
• disclaim
• disallow
• reject
• refute
• negate
• disavow
• hide
• rebut
• conceal
• veil
• repudiate
• disown
• obscure
• gainsay
• kid (oneself)

2

as in to confess

to make an acknowledgment of something unpleasant as true or valid

at first he denied everything, but eventually he realized that he had no choice but to fess up

Synonyms & Similar Words

• confess
• admit
• own (up)
• cop (to)
• talk
• tattle
• spill
• blab
• babble

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• shut up
• quiet (down)
• hush
• clam up