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

At the time, the movie superstar confessed to nervously practicing the song alone in his pickup truck, in his garage, to get the complicated rap right. — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 8 July 2026

After months of silence, the doctor confessed last month to killing a dozen seriously ill patients during home visits, dpa reported. — ABC News, 8 July 2026

Police said urgent search measures were carried out against the two men in connection with the Monaco attack, during which the active intelligence officer separately confessed to the murder of Berezovska. — Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Money, 7 July 2026

As part of their guilty-plea agreements, all six antifa associates acknowledged their affiliation with the Dallas-area antifa cell and confessed to a single count of providing material support to terrorists. — Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 1 July 2026

Humberto Muñoz Castro, the Gallón’s personal bodyguard, confessed to the killing. — Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 1 July 2026

Elsewhere in the episode, Sheridan confessed to not caring about the opinions of television critics. — Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026

Jones-Whitaker's girlfriend at the time had secretly recorded a phone call where one of the perpetrators confessed to driving the car that brought the two men to the crime scene. — Christina Zhang, CBS News, 25 June 2026

Mansfield eventually confessed to Barrett's abduction and murder after roughly two years of interviews with investigators. — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 24 June 2026