as in admission
an open declaration of something (as a fault or the commission of an offense) about oneself
a confession that he had been lying all along
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Recent Examples of confession
Her mother, however, reacted as though the confession was a personal betrayal.
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Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Prepare for an extremely dorky confession.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
The bombshell confession comes from a fellow death row inmate, William Noguera, who spent more than a decade building trust with Naso inside California’s infamous San Quentin State Prison.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
The director does get solid performances out of his French and Italian cast, with the engaging Ronchi (Marco Bellocchio’s Sweet Dreams) playing a softspoken woman who seems to be in some kind of permanent stupor until her confessions bring her back to life.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
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Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Prepare for an extremely dorky confession.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
The bombshell confession comes from a fellow death row inmate, William Noguera, who spent more than a decade building trust with Naso inside California’s infamous San Quentin State Prison.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
The director does get solid performances out of his French and Italian cast, with the engaging Ronchi (Marco Bellocchio’s Sweet Dreams) playing a softspoken woman who seems to be in some kind of permanent stupor until her confessions bring her back to life.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for confession
admission
Noun
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The $10 purchase is on top of the daily admission purchase.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Sep. 2025
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By its own admission, Disney did almost too good a job.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Confession.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confession. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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