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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of confessing

The second season of the Netflix hit ended on a cliffhanger with Jackie (Rodriguez) and Cole (LaLonde) finally confessing their feelings for each other, but Cole’s brother — and Jackie’s boyfriend — Alex (Gentry) hears the confession. — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026

During her trial, prosecutors played a recording of Yang confessing to Reuter's murder to a friend who was wearing a wire. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 29 June 2026

After his October 2023 arrest on two murder charges, Joshua Elijah Ballard, 25, waived his Miranda rights and sat down with detectives, confessing to fatally shooting both Sebahattin Ciftci, 46, and Emre Bozkurt, 21, over a 10-day span, Det. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 29 June 2026

That relationship was based on sinners confessing their sins to this vicar. — Pat Saperstein, Variety, 14 June 2026

Police conducted a controversial sting operation involving an undercover policewoman, who contacted Stagg through a personals ad and tried to bait him into confessing to Nickell’s murder by posing as a romantic interest. — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 8 June 2026

Hansen initially denied the murders before eventually confessing to the attacks. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026

Globally, data shows young men are comfortable confessing to AI chatbots. — 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