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 can’t seem to sit around in quiet contemplation anymore,” she confesses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

"I'm a physics teacher and I've got a terrible sense of humour," he confesses, so he particularly likes it if the students pick up on his fondness for corny puns.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

Muir confesses that this feature of the market is overlooked by many market players, partly because it’s esoteric and seemingly innocuous.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026

Plainview confesses, “I have a competition in me. I want no one else to succeed.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026

“She told me a lot of things I didn’t understand,” Bailey confesses.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern