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 Big 12 admits end-of-game error The Big 12 issued a statement acknowledging its officials erred by not allowing Notre Dame one more play when the game clock showed one second remained when CJ Carr’s incomplete pass hit the ground on the final play. — Mark Long, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026 The ongoing legal troubles compounded the stress the Hollywood couple was already dealing with and things almost took a really wrong turn, Mangianello admits. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026 Nevertheless, Brand admits some steal art as a kind of bargaining tool. — Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026 When confronted on this, Bo admits it — and admits something else. — Noel Murray, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026 When Elia admits, after first telling a different story, to having been hit by her parents, a social worker launches an investigation, in the meantime placing the children in foster care. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2026 Continue reading … NAKED TRUTH — Oscar nominee admits feeling pressured into nudity at 19 to protect her job. — FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026 The ultimate goal is to create a premium tier interceptor missile that can deal with hypersonic threats while keeping costs down, though the company admits economics are of secondary priority at this phase. — New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2026 In a separate interview with THR, Hoover admits her own read of what‘s real has shifted. — Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026

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Verb

Disarmed by his stepson’s surprise appearance, Morgan confesses to being the cheater.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026
Prue follows the advice, confesses what happened to Mac, and discovers the secret her parents have been keeping from her all along.

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of confesses

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In contrast, the Indiana Hoosiers, reigning national football champion, receives $50 million over 20 years from Merchants Bank to put its name on the stadium.

— Eric Womack, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
The clock starts when the insurer receives the department’s notice, not simply on your submission date.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of receives

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But copying human anatomy makes the hands heavier, and LinkerBot concedes that fingertip force is modest.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Oct. 2026
Shapiro eventually concedes that good-faith developers are at the Homer City campus, something that earns a broad smile from Steffee, exhausted by the politics.

— Salena Zito, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of concedes

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The debate over doing more School officials will be the first to admit that not everyone agrees.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
The first in the ACOTAR series, the romantasy novel introduces us to Feyre Archeron, a human woman who agrees to go live in the fairie realm of Prythian in order to save her family.

— Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 24 Oct. 2026