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 Ever the realist, Cox does know and freely admits his athlete’s distance preferences. — Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026 Bardem admits he’s been asked, whether directly or indirectly, to tone down his vocal support. — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026 My daughter knows all this and admits her own standards of tidiness have fallen. — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 31 July 2026 The district admits no wrongdoing in administering the software, according to its response to the complaint. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026 One thing that’s immediately noticeable is the impressive range of visual effects on 'The Ark' this year, and Devlin admits that this is where a good chunk of the budget-busting occurred. — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 29 July 2026 After more than five decades together, Hamel admits living alone felt unimaginable after Somers died. — Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 19 July 2026 Though his studio is neatly organized, Thames admits his studio is in his head. — Shantay Robinson, ARTnews.com, 17 July 2026 The illness is spread through the fecal-oral route, which Landon admits sounds terrible. — Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026

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Emerald Isle, North Carolina, confesses its obvious charms—brilliant blue-green waters, a verdant maritime forest, and lush marshes—in its name.

— Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 7 July 2026
Then Armand confesses to Molloy that, actually, he’s been in love with him for decades.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 July 2026

Definition of confesses

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Whatever Early Warning concedes in New York will bind a network Congress never legislated on and the CFPB abandoned.

— Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Once the darling of the NBA, the next heartthrob to splash on posters and commercials, the acrobatic point guard concedes he is viewed negatively.

— Jason Quick, New York Times, 12 July 2026

Definition of concedes

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While French acknowledges that color palettes and repeats might fall in or out of trend, the pattern sandwich will endure.

— Kelsey Mulvey, Vogue, 6 Aug. 2026
Maybe not While the AMA acknowledges that stigma affects clinician behavior and prescribing, the organization has long urged patience with the pace of reform and resisted efforts to mandate more rapid change.

— Brian Mann, NPR, 6 Aug. 2026