COPPING (TO) Synonyms: 13 Similar and Opposite Words

copping (to)

verb

present participle of cop (to), slang

as in confessing

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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Williams sort of took Sam’s advice about confessing her feelings to Eleanor and almost instantly regretted it, so that could get very messy very quickly.

— Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026
Another alleged confession came in February 2016, when an undercover operative, reportedly working on behalf of RadarOnline and the National Enquirer, secretly filmed van der Sloot in a Peruvian prison confessing to Natalee’s murder.

— Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2026

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In mid-2023, JPMorgan agreed to a $290 million settlement with victims of Epstein without admitting wrongdoing.

— Eamon Javers,Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
The author laughs ruefully when accused of his own version of nostalgia, admitting that the version of the airport he’s created feels closer to our present-day reality.

— Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026

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