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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for owned (up to)
  1. admitted
  2. confessed
  3. conceded
  4. acknowledged
Verb
  • The proceedings were frequently bogged down by arguments over whether certain exhibits could be admitted into evidence and publicly broadcast via a camera in the courtroom.
    — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
  • The last person who admitted a mistake or proposed something uncertain and ambitious.
    — Daniela Landherr, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of admitted
Verb
  • At the time, the movie superstar confessed to nervously practicing the song alone in his pickup truck, in his garage, to get the complicated rap right.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 8 July 2026
  • After months of silence, the doctor confessed last month to killing a dozen seriously ill patients during home visits, dpa reported.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
Definition of confessed
Verb
  • After England conceded a second straight corner, this time Norway capitalized.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 12 July 2026
  • Under pressure, Fiji conceded 12 penalties — nine by halftime — and a red card to scrumhalf Simione Kuruvoli for lashing out with his boot into the stomach of Ellis Genge.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026
Definition of conceded
Verb
  • Officials acknowledged that current offerings like the pharmacy for prescriptions, clothing, optical, the bakery, the deli, liquor and the food court would be going away.
    — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2026
  • The Air Force acknowledged such combat losses as reducing its Reaper fleet to about 135 drones.
    — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 8 July 2026
Definition of acknowledged
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“Owned (up to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/owned%20%28up%20to%29. Accessed 13 Jul. 2026.

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