SELF-CONFESSION Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

self-confession

noun

ˌself-kən-ˈfe-shən

Definition of self-confession

as in admission

an open declaration of something (as a fault or the commission of an offense) about oneself by his own self-confession, he cravenly betrayed his best friend

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Noun

College admissions has become a strategic exercise for many families.

— Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Tickets are $21 for adults, $16 for seniors and students, and $7 for children, and include garden admission.

— Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of admission

Noun

After the diaristic rush of her last record, Daughter from Hell finds Abrams at the hardest—and most rewarding—part of confession and self-actualization.

— Vogue, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2026
At the center of it all is an FBI agent’s handwritten scrawl, detailing an alleged murder confession by a man who is missing and widely believed to have been murdered.

— Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of confession

Noun

The author warns that humanity's insistence on supremacy could lead to conflict with advanced AI, even provoking existential threats.

— Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
The deliberative, thoughtful process of remaking the nation’s capital in the early 20th century bears little resemblance to Trump’s insistence on remaking the capital in his image.

— Jennifer Tucker, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026

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