confess

[kuhn-fes] / kənˈfɛs /

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 bot’s final product is exactly that: an essay that pretends to divulge, to confess, to promise, and to portray.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

At the cottage, Shane and Ilya confess their love for one another, swim in the lake and watch the Lake Muskoka sunsets.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

But the 53-year-old told Panorama he could not confess to something he had not done.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

While I confess to having more than three bedrooms in my colonial, I’ll continue to drive my 2014 Jeep until the engine fails or the car rusts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

Well, I’ll confess to you that at this point I was not just begging with my words.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan

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