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

The complaint alleges police received a call from a man who said his roommate, Binessu, had confessed to the shooting. — Ben Brachfeld, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026

Heinrich confessed to abducting, assaulting and killing Jacob. — Megan Fahrney, ABC News, 17 July 2026

Relying on clever visual metaphors about its dimensions, Samsung all but confessed that a wider Fold is on the horizon. — Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 17 July 2026

Their daughter Madison Brouillette, 18, told the AP her father had called her Wednesday and also confessed to killing Guerrero. — Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

On Friday, Wardlaw confessed to the stabbing, Ada County Deputy Prosecutor Robert Bleazard said. — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 14 July 2026

Sochor confessed to the crime, but her body has never been found − still a torment to her family. — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 11 July 2026

And a Ukrainian intelligence officer who initially confessed to killing her, according to prosecutors, but now denies it. — Alexander Smith, NBC news, 11 July 2026

Gacy confessed to four more murders, of victims whose bodies were found in waterways south of Chicago. — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2026