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 author once confessed in our pages her own prep-school awakening. — Namara Smith, New Yorker, 11 Nov. 2026

The prosecuting attorney didn’t specify to whom Allen confessed. — Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 10 Nov. 2026

The judge also ruled that prosecutors can continue seeking the death penalty against Robinson, who allegedly confessed to killing Kirk in a text message to his roommate and romantic partner. — Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Nov. 2026

Bohdan Stashynsky, a KGB agent, has confessed to killing Stepan Bandera, a controversial far-right Ukrainian politician. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2026

Rolf Betic, 19, of Lake Forest, and his College of Lake County classmate Ralph Clousser, 19, of Lake Bluff, confessed and were charged in the strangling of Betic’s half-sister, Gabriella, 11, in the family’s home. — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026

All denied the charges, except for one person who confessed and pleaded for leniency. — ABC News, 6 Nov. 2026

Duke confessed to Grinstead’s murder but later recanted Shortly before his arrest in 2017, investigators claimed that Duke confessed to killing the teacher in a voluntary interview. — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2026

Nancy Wilcox remains missing, and Pender said Bundy confessed to killing her. — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026