Synonyms of admitting

admitting

verb

present participle of admit

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• confessing
• acknowledging
• conceding
• agreeing
• recognizing
• disclosing
• revealing
• announcing
• granting
• telling
• confirming
• accepting
• saying
• allowing
• declaring
• owning (up to)
• affirming
• coming clean (about)
• proclaiming
• fessing (up)
• informing
• unloading
• professing
• exposing
• publishing
• talking
• communicating
• betraying
• avowing
• spilling
• yielding
• warning
• whispering
• divulging
• imparting
• unburdening
• broadcasting
• leaking
• breathing
• squealing
• disburdening
• breaking
• tipping (off)
• unveiling
• blabbing
• giving away
• tattling
• ratting
• wising (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• denying
• disclaiming
• disallowing
• disavowing
• contradicting
• rejecting
• disputing
• negating
• refuting
• hiding
• concealing
• repudiating
• disowning
• rebutting
• covering (up)
• obscuring
• negativing
• veiling
• kidding (oneself)
• gainsaying

2

as in receiving

to offer entrance (as to a place, school, or privilege) to

she was admitted to Harvard

Synonyms & Similar Words

• receiving
• entering
• taking
• confirming
• welcoming
• entertaining
• ratifying
• fellowshipping

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• refusing
• banning
• dismissing
• rejecting
• barring
• declining
• disallowing
• disapproving
• expelling
• blacklisting
• banishing
• deporting
• ousting
• ostracizing
• throwing out
• blackballing
• exiling

3

as in owning (up)

to make an acknowledgment of something unpleasant as true or valid

I admit to some suspicions about the new neighbors

Synonyms & Similar Words

• confessing
• owning (up)
• copping (to)
• talking
• tattling
• fessing (up)
• blabbing
• spilling
• babbling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• quieting (down)
• hushing
• shutting up
• clamming up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of admitting

Even the non-thriller themes — female friendship, aging, ageism, admitting the truth about oneself to oneself and one’s dearest, the invigorating effects of danger — are explicitly expressed. — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026

Children’s said that the plaintiffs were attempting to force it to stop granting admitting privileges to physicians who refused to offer gender-affirming care, which would ultimately harm patients. — Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 15 July 2026

What makes the fog metaphor credible rather than alarmist is who’s admitting it. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 13 July 2026

Look at those two, growing and changing and admitting their mistakes! — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 11 July 2026

Michael seemed to be saying that by admitting her dishonesty, Ethel would have ruined their childhood and poisoned any prospect of a future relationship with her. — Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026

While not admitting wrongdoing, Luke suspended her re-election campaign. — Scott Cohn, CNBC, 9 July 2026

Even Charles Darwin recognized this, which is why admitting agency into the living world isn’t some kind of mystical challenge to Darwinism. — Quanta Magazine, 8 July 2026

Some investors sell strong positions after a few weeks of weakness, while others hold failing businesses for years because selling would require admitting they were mistaken. — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026