Synonyms of confessing

confessing

verb

present participle of confess

1

as in admitting

to make an acknowledgment of something unpleasant as true or valid

the thief confessed to dozens of robberies

Synonyms & Similar Words

• admitting
• tattling
• blabbing
• talking
• copping (to)
• spilling
• owning (up)
• fessing (up)
• babbling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hushing
• quieting (down)
• clamming up
• shutting up

• hushing
• quieting (down)
• clamming up
• shutting up

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• admitting
• acknowledging
• conceding
• agreeing
• announcing
• disclosing
• revealing
• granting
• recognizing
• telling
• allowing
• confirming
• declaring
• professing
• saying
• accepting
• avowing
• affirming
• proclaiming
• divulging
• coming clean (about)
• fessing (up)
• talking
• unloading
• betraying
• publishing
• owning (up to)
• communicating
• exposing
• spilling
• informing
• whispering
• broadcasting
• yielding
• unburdening
• warning
• tattling
• imparting
• unveiling
• breathing
• leaking
• squealing
• blabbing
• disburdening
• breaking
• ratting
• giving away
• tipping (off)
• wising (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• denying
• disclaiming
• disavowing
• contradicting
• rejecting
• hiding
• disowning
• concealing
• repudiating
• refuting
• negating
• disputing
• rebutting
• covering (up)
• negativing
• obscuring
• disallowing
• veiling
• gainsaying
• kidding (oneself)

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• denying
• disclaiming
• disavowing
• contradicting
• rejecting
• hiding
• disowning
• concealing
• repudiating
• refuting
• negating
• disputing
• rebutting
• covering (up)
• negativing
• obscuring
• disallowing
• veiling
• gainsaying
• kidding (oneself)

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