COPPED (TO) Synonyms: 14 Similar and Opposite Words

copped (to)

verb

past tense of cop (to), slang

as in confessed

to make an acknowledgment of something unpleasant as true or valid the defendant made a deal with the prosecutor and copped to a lesser charge

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At the time, the movie superstar confessed to nervously practicing the song alone in his pickup truck, in his garage, to get the complicated rap right.

— Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 8 July 2026
After months of silence, the doctor confessed last month to killing a dozen seriously ill patients during home visits, dpa reported.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026

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The proceedings were frequently bogged down by arguments over whether certain exhibits could be admitted into evidence and publicly broadcast via a camera in the courtroom.

— Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
The last person who admitted a mistake or proposed something uncertain and ambitious.

— Daniela Landherr, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

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