let on

VERB

acknowledge, admit

Synonyms

WEAK

allow avow betray concede confess disclose divulge give away grant hint imply indicate let out make known mouth own own up reveal say spill suggest tell uncover unveil

Antonyms

WEAK

deny disacknowledge

Example Sentences

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Yet with subtle skill, Skarsgård reveals that Ray is thinking about Colin more than he’s willing to let on.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026

The total cost to train and run DeepSeek’s model was exponentially higher than the company let on, and investors failed to consider that businesses generally wouldn’t use Chinese models due to security concerns.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

"I was going out with my son and he said 'hello how are you?' and so on. He always let on."

From BBC • Nov. 26, 2025

If the no vote of his former ally in McConnell fazed him, the president didn't let on.

From Salon • Jan. 25, 2025

I suspected he could run things better than I could, but he never let on.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

let on

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