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
Pakistan’s information minister Attaullah Tarar admitted that Pakistan had suffered casulaties but gave much lower figures than the Afghan claims, saying two Pakistani soldiers had been killed and three were injured.
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Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 26 Feb. 2026
Those moments can be discouraging, Bryant admitted.
—Tamia Boyd, Charlotte Observer, 26 Feb. 2026
Mack is sentenced to 10 years in prison, while Schaefer, who admitted fatally beating von Wiese-Mack but claimed self defense, receives an 18-year prison term.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
McCollum said his investigators told him the Bashang eventually admitted the crime was made up.
—Megan De Mar, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
Miller and Espada said Imai admitted feeling nerves before throwing to Astros hitters in his first live BP last week.
—Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 26 Feb. 2026
Ibarra was admitted right away and went on to have an emergency cesarean section.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 26 Feb. 2026
During the press conference, Isaacman admitted that the spacecraft should never have carried astronauts, given the unresolved technical issues.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 20 Feb. 2026
Wednesday marked a year since an emaciated man was found in Waterbury by firefighters responding to a house fire the man admitted setting to bring rescuers.
—Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 19 Feb. 2026
Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 26 Feb. 2026
Those moments can be discouraging, Bryant admitted.
—Tamia Boyd, Charlotte Observer, 26 Feb. 2026
Mack is sentenced to 10 years in prison, while Schaefer, who admitted fatally beating von Wiese-Mack but claimed self defense, receives an 18-year prison term.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
McCollum said his investigators told him the Bashang eventually admitted the crime was made up.
—Megan De Mar, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
Miller and Espada said Imai admitted feeling nerves before throwing to Astros hitters in his first live BP last week.
—Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 26 Feb. 2026
Ibarra was admitted right away and went on to have an emergency cesarean section.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 26 Feb. 2026
During the press conference, Isaacman admitted that the spacecraft should never have carried astronauts, given the unresolved technical issues.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 20 Feb. 2026
Wednesday marked a year since an emaciated man was found in Waterbury by firefighters responding to a house fire the man admitted setting to bring rescuers.
—Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 19 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for admitted
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Officers reviewed surveillance video from the a business in the 1300 block of Northwest Sixth Street where the man had allegedly confessed.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Feb. 2026
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Elicker also said the former chief had confessed to taking the funds for personal use after being confronted by three of his deputies over financial irregularities.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
21 Feb. 2026
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New hires are being funded through a budget lift the agency received under the president’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
24 Feb. 2026
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Okoronkwo received the payment in a certain trust account to try to create the false impression that the bribe payment was made up of client funds.—
Ryanne Mena,
Daily News,
24 Feb. 2026
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Rodriguez acknowledged that the council is having difficult conversations around fiscal circumstances, noting there’s apprehension about reducing business tax revenue for the city.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
26 Feb. 2026
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Both companies have acknowledged the billing problem originated on their end and isn’t a reflection of anything customers did wrong, although some customers ignored or missed requests to update their payment information.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
26 Feb. 2026
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The Red Wings have a +one scoring differential, with 174 total goals scored and 173 conceded.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Feb. 2026
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Instead, their buffer is only four and their remarkable defensive record is ever-so-slightly less remarkable, with seven goals conceded in 23 league games.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2026
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And if bankers became worried that Paramount was too leveraged, the tech mogul agreed to put in more money in order to secure the bank financing.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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But Altman’s statement suggests the Pentagon agreed to similar restrictions with OpenAI’s models.—
Hadas Gold,
CNN Money,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Admitted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/admitted. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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