confesses

VERB

admit, confirm

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acknowledge assert blurt out concede confide declare disclose divulge profess prove recognize relate reveal

STRONG

affirm allow attest aver avow blow chirp evince finger fink grant leak manifest narrate own post sing snitch squeal unload vent

WEAK

clue in come clean come out dump on humble oneself let on level with make clean breast of open one's heart own up rat on sound off spill the beans spit out tip hand weasel

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conceal contradict deny disavow hide keep refuse reject repudiate secrete suppress

STRONG

condemn veto withhold

WEAK

disown mask

Example Sentences

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The night before the fight he confesses to Adrian, “All I wanna do is go the distance.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Member Su-Elise Nash confesses her son "didn't even know I was in a singing group six months ago".

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

As a soccer enthusiast, Luna has played many positions — all of them rather poorly, he confesses.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

Turns out he snarfed seven of them, he confesses to the two guys in front of him in the coaster car.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Mrs. Washburn confesses that Mr. Washburn has talked of sending his family away.

From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez