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
  • On Wednesday, the Israeli military admitted that its troops had opened fire on the car carrying Rajab and six members of her family in January 2024.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The Spaniard admitted there has been more change than expected this summer.
    — David Ornstein, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of admitted
Verb
  • After his arrest, Reut initially confessed to shooting Berezovska on Zhykovych’s orders, according to Ukrainian prosecutors.
    — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The Smoky Pickle is still ironing out kinks, as Lindskoog confessed in his video.
    — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of confessed
Verb
  • But the rest of the second quarter was South Africa's and New Zealand somehow conceded only a second Kolbe penalty and not 10 points, at least.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026
  • If Gluck has willingly conceded to the anti-erotic proclivities of his intended audience, Araki has, naturally, set out to defy them.
    — Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of conceded
Verb
  • Thompson acknowledged that confusing the quarterback, like the defense appeared to do on that play, is a big part of new defensive coordinator Christian Parker’s scheme.
    — Jon Machota, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Azerbaijan acknowledged that this matter hasn’t been settled by the Supreme Court or district courts.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 19 Aug. 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 24 Aug. 2026.

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