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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confesses

“I was an awkward teenage girl,” she confesses.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

Tahereh confesses to having no remorse over her husband.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

Unless Devine confesses to anything, the wicketkeeper is the star witness for the prosecution and the defence.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

Even at 79 — he’ll hit octogenarian status in December — Kaye confesses he hasn’t slowed down as a collector.

From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2026

"Until the coward who did this confesses, Room Nineteen is banned from the art contest."

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville

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