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 Harrow School admits only boys and prepares its students for A-levels, Harrow New York is co-ed and offers an International Baccalaureate curriculum. — Ashley Baker, Vanity Fair, 22 Sep. 2026 Anti-mafia prosecutor Alessandra Cerreti, who has persuaded dozens of women to testify against crime families across all Italy’s crime syndicates, admits the risks are high. — Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026 And by the way, Congresswoman Salazar readily admits that Joe Biden created the mess. — ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026 Cox admits that leaning into horror gags proved to be a challenge, given the franchise’s family-friendly nature. — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026 Santo Domingo admits there are certain people whose imitation simply gets under her skin. — Alesandra Dubin, Glamour, 17 Sep. 2026 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 Campus leaders say Berkeley Law follows state and federal laws and admits students on merit. — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 9 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

Definition of confesses

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When a segment receives double the watch time or a comment section fills with enthusiasm, the response seems to reveal what resonates.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
Anyone who receives a suspicious call should hang up and report the activity to local law enforcement, police said.

— Garrett Behanna, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of receives

Verb

Everyone in Shudder to Think says Wade got the ball rolling for the band’s reunion, which the drummer acknowledges grew out of his envy watching friends and contemporaries in groups like Velocity Girl and Pavement get back together.

— Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
Like the earlier series, this one readily acknowledges how real-world horrors can puncture even a relative safe space like Hillman.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of acknowledges

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ZipRecruiters Bachaud agrees that any shift in sentiment towards data centers will take awhile to manifest itself on the ground because of the time involved in building out AI infrastructure.

— Kevin Williams, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026
Rachel Simpson, senior interior designer for Revive Design and Renovation, also agrees that navy, among other dark tones, is on the rise for outdoor fixtures.

— The Spruce, The Spruce, 25 Sep. 2026