Synonyms of confessions

confessions

noun

plural of confession

as in admissions

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

• admissions
• insistences
• acknowledgments
• assertions
• declarations
• avowals
• claims
• concessions
• self-confessions
• revelations
• confirmations
• affirmations
• apologies
• proclamations
• disclosures
• faults
• announcements
• repentances
• betrayals
• self-reproaches
• self-accusations
• pronouncements
• self-revelations
• professions
• allowances
• regrets
• self-recriminations
• remorses
• giveaways
• contritions
• responsibilities
• self-incriminations
• self-betrayals
• penitences
• hand-wringings
• avouchments
• divulgences
• blames
• rues

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disavowals
• denials
• recantations
• rejections
• disclaimers
• repudiations
• nonadmissions
• disallowances
• renouncements

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of confessions

And her brand of absurdist humor, full of candid confessions, fart jokes, and Harry Styles fan-fiction, definitely goes there. — Shannon Carlin, Time, 14 July 2026

Prosecutors showed a video interview with Robinson's former lover and roommate, Lance Twiggs, who alleged the suspect made multiple confessions. — Michael Ruiz , Tessa Hoyos, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2026

Footage eventually led to two suspects, ages 19 and 21, and interrogations concluded with confessions from both, officials said. — Mark Price july 10, Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2026

Since the fall of the Soviet Union 35 years ago, government files have been declassified and grand-jury testimonies unsealed; key players have made dramatic confessions. — Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026

There are no explosive revelations, gotcha moments, dramatic confessions, or theatrical outbursts. — Rhoda Feng, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026

The newspapers drew from publicly available records, such as arrests, lawsuits and confessions. — ABC News, 25 June 2026

Only, instead of juicy confessions of a vampire, the footage just shows Lestat staring at him, silent, for half an hour. — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 22 June 2026

In overturning that verdict, the appeals court said the jury's question should have gotten a more fulsome answer, including the possibility of discounting all the confessions. — CBS News, 22 June 2026