CONFESSION Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

confession

noun

kən-ˈfe-shən

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 Some detainees are tortured to get information about other protesters or to get confessions, usually admitting to working with foreign governments, which are often televised, according to Aban, who has documented over 300 confessions carried in various state media outlets since the protests began. —

Babak Dehghanpisheh, NBC news, 26 Feb. 2026 The film closes, instead, with a confession scene. —

Radhika Jones, New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2026 Look, credit where credit is due, the man is good at a tortured love confession! —

Christina Grace Tucker, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026 The Grammy winner made his sheepish confession during an appearance on Brittany Broski's Royal Court on Wednesday. —

Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for confession

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admission

Noun

Under the bill, that process is limited to schools where the board of education has adopted an early admission policy.

— CT Mirror, Hartford Courant, 27 Feb. 2026
We are told these vehicles are safer, yet the city requires human guide drivers (an admission that the artificial intelligence isn’t ready).

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026