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

Sophie confessed to being a bit conflicted about tobacco, a plant that has killed untold humans, but is also showing promise in vaccine production and other pharmaceutical research. — ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026

Kao confessed to federal agents that his business model consisted of bribing public officials in exchange for government contracts, and that the research Navatek was providing to the government was often worthless. — Molly Redden, ProPublica, 20 Oct. 2026

After detectives confronted her with information from Hanfield, Arstil confessed that the two women were at the apartment complex that night looking to rob someone. — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026

Shea initially lied about the discrepancy but later confessed, according to Merriweather. — Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2026

An estimated 20,000 people gathered to watch the hanging of Rainey Bethea, a Black man who confessed to the rape and murder of a 70-year-old White woman, according to the Death Penalty Information Center. — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

But in August, Mangione confessed to the killing and pleaded guilty to two stalking charges, staving off the federal trial. — Kara Scannell, CNN Money, 9 Oct. 2026

Because the eyeball test and stats prove what Payton confessed Wednesday. — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 8 Oct. 2026

Heartstopper alum Locke confessed to THR that his first read of the script was emotional. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026