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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Bundy was executed in 1989 after confessing to the killings of at least 30 people.

— Hannah Sampson, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2026
On July 23, 1973, tragedy rippled through the Mexican American community when 12-year-old Santos Rodriguez was shot and killed by a Dallas police officer who tried to coerce him into confessing to a burglary by playing Russian roulette.

— Alexis Guerrero, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

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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
The first of the 12 steps is admitting that your relationship with your vice has become unmanageable.

— Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

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