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

McVay finally confessed to that after beating the New York Giants in a game his team showed much more energy and better execution. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Deputy Attorney General Ellen Meilaender said Allen confessed multiple times to the killings, and witnesses identified Allen based on his clothing that day. — Jen Guadarrama, IndyStar, 21 Sep. 2026

Later, Wolken confessed to swapping more medications when federal investigators interviewed her at her home. — Logan Smith, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026

Sinclair confessed that his only direct experience with the motion picture business was as the financial backer of Sergei Eisenstein’s Thunder Over Mexico (1933), a documentary ethnography of Mexican peasant life. — Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2026

Mohammed confessed to the killing during a 2007 military hearing. — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

Paraiba police spokeswoman Gerlane Pereira told The Associated Press that da Silva confessed to another 11 killings. — ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026

According to McBain, when Andrew came home, Borden confessed. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 17 Sep. 2026

He was fatally stabbed, and Davis later confessed to cutting him. — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026