Synonyms of admits

admits

verb

present tense third-person singular of admit

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• confesses
• concedes
• acknowledges
• agrees
• reveals
• announces
• recognizes
• discloses
• tells
• confirms
• says
• accepts
• declares
• grants
• allows
• owns (up to)
• affirms
• proclaims
• fesses (up)
• professes
• publishes
• informs
• comes clean (about)
• warns
• exposes
• unloads
• avows
• betrays
• yields
• communicates
• imparts
• unveils
• talks
• spills
• divulges
• whispers
• unburdens
• tips (off)
• leaks
• breathes
• broadcasts
• disburdens
• gives away
• tattles
• blabs
• breaks
• squeals
• rats
• wises (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• denies
• disclaims
• disavows
• contradicts
• disallows
• rejects
• negates
• refutes
• disputes
• covers (up)
• repudiates
• disowns
• rebuts
• conceals
• hides
• obscures
• kids (oneself)
• negatives
• gainsays
• veils

2

as in receives

to offer entrance (as to a place, school, or privilege) to

she was admitted to Harvard

Synonyms & Similar Words

• receives
• enters
• takes
• welcomes
• confirms
• entertains
• ratifies
• fellowships

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• refuses
• rejects
• dismisses
• bans
• disapproves
• bars
• disallows
• declines
• banishes
• expels
• ousts
• deports
• ostracizes
• throws out
• exiles
• blackballs
• blacklists

3

as in owns (up)

to make an acknowledgment of something unpleasant as true or valid

I admit to some suspicions about the new neighbors

Synonyms & Similar Words

• confesses
• owns (up)
• cops (to)
• talks
• fesses (up)
• spills
• tattles
• blabs
• babbles

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• quiets (down)
• hushes
• shuts up
• clams up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of admits

Now 37 days into the shutdown, with the future uncertain, Thompson admits the toll is getting heavy. —Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025

When that news finally came, the actor/producer/host admits he felt vindicated. —Kristen Baldwin, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Nov. 2025

On and off the clock, keeping business separate from pleasure is getting difficult, as newcomer Angelica Jensen admits in the teaser. —Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2025

But Goldman, in the podcast, admits he wasn’t initially sold on the idea of Skakel being innocent. —Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 3 Nov. 2025

Gates admits his new approach will likely rile up environmentalists. —PC Magazine, 1 Nov. 2025

Alton Brown admits that the classic green bean casserole recipe is worth celebrating. —Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Nov. 2025

It’s taken time, Fonseca admits, to grow accustomed to playing in front of such raucous crowds. —George Ramsay, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025

The only question is how many more quarters until the rest of Wall Street admits it? —Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025