SELF-INCRIMINATION Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

self-incrimination

noun

as in declaration

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Recent Examples of self-incrimination McColgan was called as a witness in Brunner's trial, but asserted his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination and did not provide testimony. — Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2026 Fauci exercised his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination more than 100 times, rather than answer questions about his role in the government’s pandemic response. — John C. Besley, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026 ActBlue cofounder Matt DeBergalis invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination multiple times on Thursday during a closed-door deposition in a congressional investigation of the Democratic fundraising platform. — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 20 Aug. 2026 In July, Fauci repeatedly invoked the Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination during a congressional hearing on his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. — ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for self-incrimination

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Noun

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese joined around 20 other countries and the European Commission in a declaration insisting that AI remain under human control.

— Stephen Pitt-Walker, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
The declaration was a public health triumph over the virus, which is among the most contagious on Earth.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of declaration

Noun

Lee, meanwhile, functions as exasperated colleague, grieving friend, and increasingly, minder, as his mentor’s memory begins to slip, sometimes returning loudly in moments of unguarded truth—or perhaps deathbed confessions.

— Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
Obviously, now is the time to make a grand love confession and try to get Eleanor on board.

— Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of confession

Noun

Her playlist doubles as a spiritual cleansing ritual, with Jhené Aiko providing affirmations and SZA reminding her that enlightenment won’t protect you from situationships.

— Precious Fondren, Pitchfork, 6 Nov. 2026
Over time, Buzelis’ answers to questions have taken on a familiar rhythm, a repetitive affirmation meant to comfort himself as much as quell concerns.

— Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of affirmation

Noun

Johnson’s sunny assertions that Republicans would defy history in the midterms, as voters traditionally have punished the president’s party in power, failed to hold.

— Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
As a most un-saintlike Mother Teresa, Dueñas gives voice to a seething, inconsolable fury, an assertion of pure, ferocious will, that exposes the preciousness of Ambrossi and Calvo’s poetic and structural conceits.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of assertion

Noun

This is because the assumptions about Majid, the insistence upon reading him as a political avatar, is not confined to busybodies on the street.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2026
At Jed’s insistence, the three men ride out on horseback to survey the expansive ranch that theft and expulsion made.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of insistence

Noun

After years of being on the losing end of highly partisan confirmation fights against Republicans, especially on Supreme Court nominees, Democrats will be under considerable pressure to wield the same type of aggressive tactics.

— Seung Min Kim, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026
Prince Harry and their two children might join her during her stay in Australia, but there’s no confirmation of that yet.

— Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of confirmation

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