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

Williams sort of took Sam’s advice about confessing her feelings to Eleanor and almost instantly regretted it, so that could get very messy very quickly. — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026

Another alleged confession came in February 2016, when an undercover operative, reportedly working on behalf of RadarOnline and the National Enquirer, secretly filmed van der Sloot in a Peruvian prison confessing to Natalee’s murder. — Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2026

Bundy was executed in 1989 after confessing to the killings of at least 30 people. — Hannah Sampson, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2026

On July 23, 1973, tragedy rippled through the Mexican American community when 12-year-old Santos Rodriguez was shot and killed by a Dallas police officer who tried to coerce him into confessing to a burglary by playing Russian roulette. — Alexis Guerrero, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

Throw in some divine intervention with the first Chicago pope confessing his allegiance to the South Siders, and the Cinderella story has captured the nation’s imagination. — Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026

Sarsour denies committing those crimes and his attorneys say he was tortured and coerced into confessing in both instances. — Cybele Mayes-Osterman, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

The season 1 finale, which concluded last December, saw Dina framed for the murder of Emerald’s rapist as Carr, confessing homicidal thoughts to her therapist, attempted to infiltrate the law firm. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026

To her, there’s no shame in airing out your baggage and confessing your feelings in a single song. — Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2026