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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After his arrest, Reut initially confessed to shooting Berezovska on Zhykovych’s orders, according to Ukrainian prosecutors.

— Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
The Smoky Pickle is still ironing out kinks, as Lindskoog confessed in his video.

— Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 18 Aug. 2026

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