1
as in admitting
to make an acknowledgment of something unpleasant as true or valid
the thief confessed to dozens of robberies
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2
as in acknowledging
to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly
political prisoners, under threat of torture, forced to confess their guilt
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Recent Examples of confessing
Globally, data shows young men are comfortable confessing to AI chatbots.
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Ashoka, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
As the league investigation intensified, Southampton admitted to a season-long pattern of espionage, confessing to spying on three different teams since December.
—Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
Testasecca testified during Wilson's trial When Wilson made it to trial, his dad took the stand in June 2024 and testified that his son showed no remorse after confessing to the murders over the phone, per Court TV.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
The lawsuit also claims officers choked Day and slammed him against a wall, eventually coercing him into confessing to killing Irving and Garcia.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 14 May 2026
Robinson left a handwritten note for his romantic partner confessing to the crime, and also confessed to friends on the chat room platform Discord, prosecutors said.
—Matthew Brown, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2026
California metal vets Neurosis have surprised-released An Undying Love for a Burning World, their first album in a decade, and first since co-founder Scott Kelly left the band after confessing to domestic abuse.
—Alex Suskind, Pitchfork, 20 Mar. 2026
The emergence of the mysterious key in Homer and Plumb’s possession has spooked him off from confessing any further.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2026
That might include compulsive reassurance-seeking—constantly asking a partner for validation—or repeatedly confessing whenever feelings fluctuate.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 10 Mar. 2026
Ashoka, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
As the league investigation intensified, Southampton admitted to a season-long pattern of espionage, confessing to spying on three different teams since December.
—Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
Testasecca testified during Wilson's trial When Wilson made it to trial, his dad took the stand in June 2024 and testified that his son showed no remorse after confessing to the murders over the phone, per Court TV.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
The lawsuit also claims officers choked Day and slammed him against a wall, eventually coercing him into confessing to killing Irving and Garcia.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 14 May 2026
Robinson left a handwritten note for his romantic partner confessing to the crime, and also confessed to friends on the chat room platform Discord, prosecutors said.
—Matthew Brown, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2026
California metal vets Neurosis have surprised-released An Undying Love for a Burning World, their first album in a decade, and first since co-founder Scott Kelly left the band after confessing to domestic abuse.
—Alex Suskind, Pitchfork, 20 Mar. 2026
The emergence of the mysterious key in Homer and Plumb’s possession has spooked him off from confessing any further.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2026
That might include compulsive reassurance-seeking—constantly asking a partner for validation—or repeatedly confessing whenever feelings fluctuate.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 10 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confessing
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The pair appear to be smitten with each other, with Mel C admitting on Cosmopolitan's Blind Date that the quickest person she's ever fallen for has been Dingwall.—
Gina Kalsi,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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The company’s Chief Technology Officer, Praveen Neppalli Naga, went viral in April for admitting Uber burned through its 2026 Claude Code budget in four months.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
26 May 2026
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The season is also acknowledging America’s 250th anniversary and celebrating those artists, musicians and composers alike who came from far away and chose to become American citizens and make their creative home here in this country.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
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In opting to lease its compute capacity to Anthropic, SpaceX was acknowledging that its own AI models and services haven’t inspired great demand and that the company isn’t in a position to take advantage of its costly infrastructure.—
Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
29 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Confessing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confessing. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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