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 Reflecting on 12 years as a business — four of those with KC area locations — Harb admits that the brand has come a long way. — Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026 But while the coaches may be having fun in the red chairs, the artists competing for their teams face a much more serious reality this season, and Levine admits that this new Cut Week curveball is anything but easy. — Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 2 Nov. 2026 When researching his character, Abkarian admits that his main tool beyond the script was his own imagination. — Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2026 Mining the surviving broadcast recordings was a steep challenge, Konopa admits. — Will Tizard, Variety, 1 Nov. 2026 Why attempt the Cannonball in a car that, as Kohrmann admits in the video, can barely get up hills? — Stephen Edelstein, The Drive, 1 Nov. 2026 There are supply risks with Fas’s approach, admits one of the farmers in Kyotango, who earlier in his career worked as a salaryman in Tokyo, but upon retiring looked for a life closer to nature. — Kati Chitrakorn, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2026 Dawn Mackey, a former town councilor who helped found AddamsFest, admits that there was some initial skepticism when the idea of leaning into Addams’ lore was first floated. — ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026 With no previous parties to live up to, Ashton admits that any pressure to make the night unforgettable has been entirely her own doing. — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 28 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

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The Storm also receives a metal motor cover instead of the standard Ultra's plastic component, along with glossy purple, glossy white, and black-blue finishes.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Nov. 2026
If a player receives a qualifying offer, rejects it and signs elsewhere, their previous team gets a compensatory pick after the fourth round of the 2027 draft.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of receives

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Fielder is not conventionally attractive, concedes Breca, a 26-year-old bisexual man in Pennsylvania, but the filmmaker’s salt-and-pepper hair and stubble did something for Breca nonetheless.

— David Mack, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026
Zidni concedes that the matching fund on its own won’t help independent producers who lack overseas contacts.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of concedes

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Pitts acknowledges that the existing course, starting areas and finish-line footprint may eventually need substantial changes.

— Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 5 Nov. 2026
But, as Carrère acknowledges, in the wake of the Ukraine invasion the author has become an embodiment of Russian nationalism.

— Madeleine Wulfahrt, New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2026