Synonyms of confessed

confessed

verb

past tense of confess

1

as in admitted

to make an acknowledgment of something unpleasant as true or valid

the thief confessed to dozens of robberies

Synonyms & Similar Words

• admitted
• owned (up)
• talked
• copped (to)
• fessed (up)
• spilled
• tattled
• blabbed
• babbled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• shut up
• hushed
• quieted (down)
• clammed up

2

as in acknowledged

to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly

political prisoners, under threat of torture, forced to confess their guilt

Synonyms & Similar Words

• admitted
• acknowledged
• conceded
• agreed
• announced
• revealed
• granted
• disclosed
• owned (up to)
• recognized
• allowed
• confirmed
• told
• said
• came clean (about)
• affirmed
• declared
• fessed (up)
• professed
• accepted
• proclaimed
• unloaded
• published
• talked
• informed
• warned
• avowed
• betrayed
• exposed
• whispered
• communicated
• divulged
• spilled
• unveiled
• yielded
• imparted
• disburdened
• unburdened
• breathed
• leaked
• blabbed
• tipped (off)
• broadcast
• squealed
• tattled
• ratted
• broke
• gave away
• wised (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• denied
• disclaimed
• disavowed
• disallowed
• contradicted
• disowned
• rejected
• disputed
• refuted
• repudiated
• rebutted
• covered (up)
• negated
• hid
• concealed
• obscured
• negatived
• veiled
• gainsaid
• kidded (oneself)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of confessed

Prosecutors also presented a video statement from Robinson's roommate and romantic partner, Lance Twiggs, who claimed Robinson confessed to killing Kirk in a letter, text messages, and in person. — Alex Stone, ABC News, 29 July 2026

Bundy confessed to killing more than two dozen women before he was executed in 1989. — Yana Johnson, NBC news, 29 July 2026

Newsom admitted the affair publicly after Rippey’s then-husband, Newsom’s campaign manager and friend Alex Tourk, confronted Newsom shortly after Rippey, Newsom’s appointments secretary, confessed to the affair. — Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Collins was just 18 when police arrested him on suspicion of murder, and allegedly confessed almost immediately, but his case remained pending for the next decade, court records show. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 28 July 2026

Hopkins died ahead of his trial in February 2022 but confessed to the crime, per a 2024 episode of Snapped. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026

Hours after providing a DNA sample, Smerk confessed to the crime nearly three decades after Lawrence's death. — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 25 July 2026

But in 2015, Chey confessed in a public letter to having a child with another woman. — Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 24 July 2026

The three other protagonists on the Alpe on that afternoon in 1997 — Ullrich, Riis and Virenque — all confessed to doping during their careers. — Duncan Alexander, New York Times, 24 July 2026