Synonyms of confession

confession

noun

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• admission
• acknowledgement
• acknowledgment
• insistence
• assertion
• avowal
• declaration
• self-confession
• concession
• revelation
• claim
• apology
• confirmation
• affirmation
• disclosure
• proclamation
• betrayal
• self-accusation
• fault
• profession
• announcement
• repentance
• pronouncement
• allowance
• self-reproach
• self-betrayal
• self-incrimination
• contrition
• penitence
• self-revelation
• self-recrimination
• regret
• remorse
• divulgence
• giveaway
• avouchment
• responsibility
• blame
• hand-wringing
• contriteness
• rue
• remorsefulness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disavowal
• denial
• rejection
• recantation
• repudiation
• disclaimer
• nonadmission
• disallowance
• renouncement

• disavowal
• denial
• rejection
• recantation
• repudiation
• disclaimer
• nonadmission
• disallowance
• renouncement

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