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

Social media is riddled with advertisements from companies and consultants promising the secret formulas to maximize odds of admission.

— Brennan Barnard, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
India’s young men and women were already frustrated and angry over recent paper leaks in an examination for admission to medical schools.

— Asim Ali, Time, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of admission

Noun

His three-day sentencing hearing featured emotional victim impact statements, tapes of his confessions to police and insights into his twisted desire for infamy and obsession with school shooters.

— Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
Ward notes that Jen’s online confessions haven’t exclusively supported a potential alienation of affection case.

— Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026

Definition of confession

Noun

As this report explained, this is largely thanks to its uncompromising quality standards and its insistence that each of its attractions outdoes its predecessors.

— Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Dunphy said a definite ask by the city will be an insistence on a labor-harmony agreement that ensures union jobs.

— Jason Quick, New York Times, 31 July 2026

Definition of insistence

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