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

Back in 2018, the politician confessed to hacking the official website of Labour peer Harriet Harman a decade earlier and changing the content to be pro-Conservative. —Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025

Gacy eventually confessed to killing dozens of young men and boys. —Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 8 Nov. 2025

Wuornos soon confessed to the killings to police and Moore went on to testify against her in court. —Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025

The same affidavit says Goldberg confessed to the FBI about the scheme in June after initially denying his involvement. —PC Magazine, 3 Nov. 2025

While Masters has confessed to breaking into Leroy’s room and threatening him with a gun, the story doesn’t add up. —Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2025

Wuornos, a serial killer who confessed to murdering seven men in Florida from 1989 to 1999 before being sentenced to death for her crimes, was dating a woman named Tyria Moore at the time of her murder spree. —Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 31 Oct. 2025

The Boston College case came to light only after mobster Henry Hill (of Goodfellas fame) confessed after he was arrested on drug charges and entered witness protection. —David Hill, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025

Across several phone conversations with Moore, Wuornos confessed to the murders of multiple men. —Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025