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 Shaboozey admits there’s a little bit of his own life story in the album. —

Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 8 June 2026 Trying to process what had happened was difficult in the immediate aftermath, Calzini admits. —

Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 7 June 2026 Gallner admits that his latter-day stretch of independent opportunities haven’t come easy either. —

Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2026 That combination is far more psychologically powerful than the industry sometimes admits. —

Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026 Published in Military Thought, the piece even openly admits several major weaknesses in Russia’s operations in the region, given the reality of modern air warfare. —

Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 25 May 2026 Bringing back that seemingly outdated approach to film performance, with its unique speed and humor, for a modern, big-scale series was a risk for the producers, Cage admits, and a vote of confidence in him. —

Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026 Blaine admits that his attitude towards risk has changed somewhat with age. —

Ars Technica, 23 Mar. 2025 Be the person who admits the struggles along with the wins. —

Jodie Cook, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025

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After 17 years behind bars, convicted for murdering his pregnant wife, Max is exonerated after someone else confesses to the crime.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 3 June 2026
Rafa confesses to eating chocolate in violation of his strict diet.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 28 May 2026