OWNED (UP TO) Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

owned (up to)

verb

past tense of own (up to)

as in admitted

to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly owned up to damaging the car

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In the agreement, the company admitted that employees provided improper payments and benefits to alcohol retailers for years, including cash, gift cards, luxury goods, resort stays, golf trips and airfare.

— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Clancy also admitted in court filings to killing her three children, but claimed that severe mental illness left her not criminally responsible.

— Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of admitted

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But the novel makes its intentions clear in its opening lines, when the narrator reports having confessed an interest in writing M’s autobiography and M asking if the story would be entirely made up.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 15 Sep. 2026
He was fatally stabbed, and Davis later confessed to cutting him.

— Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of confessed

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Last season, Liverpool conceded more goals than ever before in a 38-game Premier League campaign, so changes to the back line were inevitable this summer.

— David Ornstein, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
For the fourth time in the last five games, the Utah Royals (12-8-3) conceded at least two goals.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026

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