OWNING (UP TO) Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

owning (up to)

verb

present participle of own (up to)

as in admitting

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

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The president, who generally resists admitting fault, has recently made several reversals responding to ethical concerns.

— Isaac Arnsdorf, Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2026
The hospital has been placed under quarantine, Mayor Maxim Modin said Friday, no longer admitting or discharging patients, and its laboratory halted carrying out routine tests.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of admitting

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On July 23, 1973, tragedy rippled through the Mexican American community when 12-year-old Santos Rodriguez was shot and killed by a Dallas police officer who tried to coerce him into confessing to a burglary by playing Russian roulette.

— Alexis Guerrero, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
Throw in some divine intervention with the first Chicago pope confessing his allegiance to the South Siders, and the Cinderella story has captured the nation’s imagination.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of confessing

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The actor said the film was deliberately kept short, acknowledging that today's audiences may not have the patience to sit through a lengthy saga.

— Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Recognizing, acknowledging and working to rectify, wherever possible, the moral blindspots, inequities and shortfalls of the past is not hatred for our nation, as some suggest.

— James Coffin, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of acknowledging

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The Roos entered the weekend having scored 24 goals this year, while conceding just 10 in 11 games.

— Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 11 Oct. 2026
The administration’s top economic officials are now conceding that favorable aggregate indicators are no easy answer to public anxiety.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of conceding

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