Confess

/kənˈfɛs/

Synonyms for "confess" (141 found)

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Verb(8 words)

acknowledge admit avow concede profess admits admitted assent

absolve acceptaccount foraccreditaccredit withaccrete toacknowledgeadminister absolutionadminister extreme unctionadmitadmit everythingaffirmagree provisionallyallowapply toascribe toassent grudginglyassert

Noun(3 words)

acknowledging admission admitting

Strong matches (42)

asseverateassign toattach toattributeattribute toaver avouch avow blameblame forblame onbring home tocharge oncharge tocleancome cleanconcede confirm connectconnect with

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cop a pleacreditcredit withdeclare disclose divulgeexpress general agreementexpress the belieffacefasten uponfather upon

Verb(8 words)

avowing avows beknowcome cleandeclare fessfess upfink

Noun(3 words)

be honestcop copping

Related words (70)

fix onfix upongo along withgranthang onhear confessionimpute tolay tolet onmake confessionnot opposeopen upout with itownown uppin onpinpointplace uponplead guiltypoint to

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professput downreceive absolutionrecognize referrefer torevealsaddle onsaddle withset downset down tosettle uponshrive spillspill itspit it outstate swear telltell alltell the truthtestify vow warrant yield

Verb(20 words)

front upincriminatemake a clean breastownown upowns plead repent shrive shrove singspill one's gutsspill the beanssquealstep forwardtalktell alltestifies unbosom unburdens

Noun(4 words)

outowned byowning shriving

Adjective(1 words)

unbosomed

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More general

3 entries

acknowledge admit declare

More specific

4 entries

confess faultsconfess sinsprofess beliefsprofess faith

Collocations

6 entries

confess a crimeconfess guiltconfess openlyconfess sinsconfess the truthconfess to

Inflections

3 entries

confessed confesses confessing

Derivations

3 entries

confession confessional confessor

Sample sentences

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Nor am I ashamed to confess my ignorance.

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The torture made him confess to crimes he had not committed.

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The murderer will soon confess his crime.

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I was compelled to confess.

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