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fess (up)

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of fess (up)

1 to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly

  • he fessed up to breaking the antique vase only after his guilt was obvious
Synonyms of fess (up)

acknowledge, admit, agree, allow, concede, confess, grant, own (up to)
Words Related to fess (up)

disburden, unburden, unload

affirm, avow, confirm, profess

accept, recognize, yield

announce, break, broadcast, communicate, declare, disclose, divulge, impart, proclaim, publish, reveal, spill, tell, unveil

betray, blab, expose, give away, inform, leak, rat, squeal, talk, tattle, tip (off), warn, wise (up)

breathe, say, whisper
Phrases Synonymous with fess (up)

come clean (about)
Near Antonyms of fess (up)

disallow, disavow, disclaim, disown

contradict, dispute, gainsay, negate, negative

rebut, refute, reject, repudiate

conceal, cover (up), hide, obscure, veil

kid (oneself)
Antonyms of fess (up)

deny

2 to make an acknowledgment of something unpleasant as true or valid

  • at first he denied everything, but eventually he realized that he had no choice but to fess up
Synonyms of fess (up)

admit, confess, cop (to) [slang], own (up)
Words Related to fess (up)

blab, talk, tattle

babble, spill
Near Antonyms of fess (up)

clam up, hush, quiet (down), shut up

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