1
as in confessed
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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2
as in received
to offer entrance (as to a place, school, or privilege) to
she was admitted to Harvard
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3
as in owned (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 admitted
According to The New York Times, Coppola has also openly admitted that the movie left him broke.
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Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
The Louvre's president and director admitted that the museum's cameras failed to spot the burglars and pledged to make security upgrades to the centuries-old building.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Paris — Two suspects arrested in connection with the theft of France’s crown jewels from the Louvre museum have admitted involvement in the heist and have been remanded in custody, the Paris prosecutor’s office said on Wednesday.
—Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
Also, trailers and vehicles more than 24 feet long or 13 feet tall will not be admitted.
—Dan Kelly
october 29, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2025
Jones admitted the success new coach Mike Vrabel has been able to engender in his first season was a factor.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
The country ace admitted the decision to split them would be a tough one.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2025
In the aftermath, Jay tells Mabel admitted everything to the police, which puts an end to Camila's casino plans and saves the Arconia from certain doom.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
Earlier this month, Lowe spoke to PEOPLE about her breast cancer diagnosis and admitted that losing her hair during chemotherapy has been a whirlwind of emotions.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
The Louvre's president and director admitted that the museum's cameras failed to spot the burglars and pledged to make security upgrades to the centuries-old building.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Paris — Two suspects arrested in connection with the theft of France’s crown jewels from the Louvre museum have admitted involvement in the heist and have been remanded in custody, the Paris prosecutor’s office said on Wednesday.
—Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
Also, trailers and vehicles more than 24 feet long or 13 feet tall will not be admitted.
—Dan Kelly
october 29, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2025
Jones admitted the success new coach Mike Vrabel has been able to engender in his first season was a factor.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
The country ace admitted the decision to split them would be a tough one.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2025
In the aftermath, Jay tells Mabel admitted everything to the police, which puts an end to Camila's casino plans and saves the Arconia from certain doom.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
Earlier this month, Lowe spoke to PEOPLE about her breast cancer diagnosis and admitted that losing her hair during chemotherapy has been a whirlwind of emotions.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for admitted
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However, just nine days later, Smith confessed that there had been no carjacking.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
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Wuornos, a serial killer who confessed to murdering seven men in Florida from 1989 to 1999 before being sentenced to death for her crimes, was dating a woman named Tyria Moore at the time of her murder spree.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
31 Oct. 2025
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The killer was subsequently found guilty of six murders and received six death sentences.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Freaks wasn’t critically well received, however.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
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By all means, this committee should aim to commemorate the freeing of slaves, Moore acknowledged, once the nationalists had taken over in earnest.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Sudan’s army chief, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, who is also the de facto head of state, acknowledged the rebels’ capture of El Fasher.—
Nimi Princewill,
CNN Money,
28 Oct. 2025
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Sunderland have conceded the third-most shots in the division, but the average quality of those efforts has been low.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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Accessories — a category that Adidas executives have previously conceded needs more work — only rose 1 percent.—
Cathrin Schaer,
Footwear News,
29 Oct. 2025
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Dassey’s conviction was overturned in August 2016, and a judge agreed in a June 2017 panel that his confession had been illegally obtained and that he should be released or retried within 90 days unless the case was further appealed.—
Nicole Briese,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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In a very rare and likely precedent-setting agreement, the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) Boston has agreed to return two works from 1857 by the Black potter David Drake, who made his ambitious jars while enslaved, to his present-day descendants.—
Jori Finkel,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Admitted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/admitted. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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