ADMITTING Synonyms: 99 Similar and Opposite Words

admitting

verb

present participle of admit

as in confessing

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 receiving

to offer entrance (as to a place, school, or privilege) to she was admitted to Harvard

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as in owning (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 admitting In mid-2023, JPMorgan agreed to a $290 million settlement with victims of Epstein without admitting wrongdoing. — Eamon Javers,kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026 The author laughs ruefully when accused of his own version of nostalgia, admitting that the version of the airport he’s created feels closer to our present-day reality. — Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026 The first of the 12 steps is admitting that your relationship with your vice has become unmanageable. — Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026 There’s a sense that doubt would be a form of disloyalty to what came before you, or that admitting a weakness undermines the confidence of the people around you. — Flavio Maluf, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026 The Biden administration built it back and set a goal of admitting 125,000 refugees during the final year of his term. — Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026 The Election Commission may yet blunt the controversy by admitting voters whose appeals are pending or by making procedural concessions that reduce the immediate grievances. — Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026 Both lines can be construed metatextually, like Dennis is admitting the Gang has come to the end of the road. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2026 Acknowledging a customer’s negative experience doesn’t necessarily mean admitting wrongdoing. — Bilin Lin, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026

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Williams sort of took Sam’s advice about confessing her feelings to Eleanor and almost instantly regretted it, so that could get very messy very quickly.

— Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026
Another alleged confession came in February 2016, when an undercover operative, reportedly working on behalf of RadarOnline and the National Enquirer, secretly filmed van der Sloot in a Peruvian prison confessing to Natalee’s murder.

— Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2026

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Conwell closed with 13 points, acknowledging that his function is to play as a disruptor.

— Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2026
Shikishima and his allies try their best to combat the extraterrestrial threat while debating whether Godzilla is worth the risk of resurrection, acknowledging that sometimes the only way to beat one kaiju is with another.

— Zachary Lee, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of acknowledging

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Under the 2015 agreement, Hollywood Park paid up front for roads, water lines, streetlights and event-day police and emergency services, with the city agreeing to eventually reimburse Kroenke for those expenses.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
Maviglio said Becerra has taken a cautious approach against Hilton, including agreeing to just one debate ahead of the election.

— Steve Large, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026