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letting 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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Still, that distinction may have a shorter shelf life than executives are letting on.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

But there have been clues that it was more of a problem than he had been letting on.

From BBC • Aug. 27, 2025

I think it’s safe to assume she knows more than she’s letting on.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2025

Why, it’s almost as if she learned the Plastics' trick of luring someone to gossip about another person on the phone without letting on that it's a three-way conference with the subject silently listening.

From Salon • Nov. 22, 2024

The alternative is freezing yourself up, never showing what you’re feeling, never letting on what you’re thinking.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez