ADMITS Synonyms: 98 Similar and Opposite Words

admits

verb

present tense third-person singular of admit

as in confesses

to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly the host of the talk show eventually admitted that she hadn't actually read the book you can't bring yourself to admit your mistakes

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as in receives

to offer entrance (as to a place, school, or privilege) to she was admitted to Harvard

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as in owns (up)

to make an acknowledgment of something unpleasant as true or valid I admit to some suspicions about the new neighbors

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Recent Examples of admits Data Diversity One limitation, admits Darrell, is that his data comes from a single instance of robotic hardware. — IEEE Spectrum, 10 Sep. 2026 Armed with strings of profanity and his thick Mancunian brogue, Liam admits that being back in front of an audience does, in fact, mean a lot to him. — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026 Matthew admits Europe have been singing one particular song for the past six or seven tournaments — though its identity remains top secret. — Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 Campus leaders say Berkeley Law follows state and federal laws and admits students on merit. — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026 The bigger the screen, the more likely one is to feel full immersion in an experience that Tez admits was frequently unpleasant, only without the accompanying hits of dopamine or adrenaline, much less the sense of accomplishment. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026 Aparacio admits that most of won’t be able to keep up with that schedule and says six months is okay, too, and that particular chore can be saved for the big season changes and cleaning that comes with winter and summer. — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2026 An Alford plea is one in which the defendant maintains their innocence but admits that the prosecution likely has enough evidence to convict them. — Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Sep. 2026 All this might or might not be pure hallucination, another admits. — Robert Rubsam, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026

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Things are suddenly different, starting at work, where the gallery director confesses to noticing him for the first time and a punky feminist artist requests his involvement in her upcoming show.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026
The morning after Kylie confesses her love to the devoted Gideon (Xolo Maridueña), he’s hit by a car and sinks into a coma.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2026

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The platform decides which content receives additional exposure, and that exposure can influence who discovers a creator and whether the creator’s audience grows.

— Sergi Cerrato, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
During the winter, Julian, a 33-year-old sculptor who lives and works in a converted factory in Brooklyn, New York, receives electricity bills that are as much as $800 a month.

— Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of receives

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Even Kimmel’s latest deal, a one-year extension, acknowledges the current moment.

— Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026
The immigration review office acknowledges in its own manual that there can be delays as a result of mandatory security screenings.

— Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026