FESSES (UP) Synonyms: 76 Similar and Opposite Words

fesses (up)

verb

present tense third-person singular of fess (up)

as in admits

to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly he fessed up to breaking the antique vase only after his guilt was obvious

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as in confesses

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

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Data Diversity One limitation, admits Darrell, is that his data comes from a single instance of robotic hardware.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 10 Sep. 2026
Armed with strings of profanity and his thick Mancunian brogue, Liam admits that being back in front of an audience does, in fact, mean a lot to him.

— Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

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Things are suddenly different, starting at work, where the gallery director confesses to noticing him for the first time and a punky feminist artist requests his involvement in her upcoming show.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026
The morning after Kylie confesses her love to the devoted Gideon (Xolo Maridueña), he’s hit by a car and sinks into a coma.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2026

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Even Kimmel’s latest deal, a one-year extension, acknowledges the current moment.

— Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026
The immigration review office acknowledges in its own manual that there can be delays as a result of mandatory security screenings.

— Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026

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