SELF-CONFESSIONS Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

self-confessions

noun

plural of self-confession

as in admissions

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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Daniel Fernando García Velázquez took the admissions exam for Mexico’s most famous university four times before finally getting the result that should have guaranteed him admission.

— Mauricio Torres, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
The company generated record quarterly admissions revenue of $540 million worldwide and concession revenue of $433 million.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 30 July 2026

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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

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