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Definitions

own up

VERB

admit

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accept affirm agree allow approve concede confirm declare disclose grant indicate permit recognize reveal talk tell

STRONG

accord acquiesce adopt avow bare communicate concur confide consent credit divulge enumerate expose let narrate number own proclaim profess recite relate spill tolerate uncover unveil yield

WEAK

bring to light cop a plea go into details let on make known open up subscribe to

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conceal contradict decline deny disagree disallow disapprove dispute dissent hide invalidate listen misunderstand oppose protest refuse reject repudiate veto

STRONG

argue cover differ disown keep object prevent secrete sell suppress withhold

WEAK

confute debar dismiss eject exclude expel gainsay oust repel shut

VERB

avow

Synonyms

STRONG

acknowledge admit affirm allow assert aver avouch concede confess declare grant maintain proclaim swear

WEAK

cross one's heart swear on bible swear up and down

Antonyms

STRONG

conceal condemn contradict deny disavow dispute dissent hide ignore refuse reject repudiate veto

WEAK

censure disclaim disown renounce

VERB

come clean

Synonyms

WEAK

acknowledge information admit confess confess all explain implicate oneself incriminate oneself make clean breast reveal spill

Antonyms

WEAK

hide hold secret

VERB

come out with

Synonyms

WEAK

acknowledge bring out chime in come clean declare deliver divulge lay open own say state tell throw out utter

Antonyms

WEAK

hide secret

VERB

concede

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accept admit allow capitulate cave in cede confess give up grant hand over quit relinquish surrender yield

STRONG

accord avow award ditto fold own waive

WEAK

bury the hatchet cry uncle fess up go along with go with the flow knuckle under let on play ball with say uncle throw in the towel yes one

Antonyms

STRONGEST

defend deny disallow disapprove dispute fight hold keep refuse reject repudiate veto win

WEAK

contradict disacknowledge disagree dissent

VERB

confess

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 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

VERB

divulge

Synonyms

STRONGEST

admit blab communicate disclose give away leak publish reveal uncover

STRONG

betray broadcast declare discover exhibit expose gossip impart mouth proclaim promulgate spill spring tattle tell

WEAK

blow the whistle cough up fess up go public let hair down let slip open up spill the beans tip off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conceal cover hide keep suppress withhold

STRONG

protect

WEAK

secrete

VERB

grant

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accept accord allocate allot assign award bestow cede donate give invest permit transfer

STRONG

accede acknowledge acquiesce admit assume avow bless concede confer convey drop impart own present profess relinquish stake suppose surrender transmit vouchsafe yield

WEAK

agree to come across come around come through consent to gift with give a thumbs-up give in give out give the nod go along with shake on sign off on sign on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

deny disagree disallow fight hold keep refuse reject take withhold

STRONG

conceal condemn contradict disapprove disavow dispute dissent hide protest refrain renounce repudiate veto

VERB

let on

Synonyms

WEAK

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

Antonyms

WEAK

deny disacknowledge

VERB

own

Synonyms

STRONG

allow avow concede confess declare disclose grant recognize

WEAK

assent to come clean let on make clean breast of tell the truth

Antonyms

STRONG

conceal condemn deny disapprove disavow disclaim disown dispute hide refuse reject repudiate secrete

VERB

profess

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acknowledge admit affirm avow confess feign pretend proclaim stump

STRONG

allege announce asseverate aver avouch certify claim confirm croon depose dissemble fake maintain own predicate purport sing spiel spout state vouch

WEAK

act as if blow hot air come out constate cross heart get off chest get on soapbox make out open up say so soapbox swear on bible swear up and down talk big

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conceal deny disavow disown dispute hide refuse renounce repudiate

STRONG

be quiet contradict invalidate question reject

Example Sentences

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The U.S. should own up to its good intentions.

From Barron's • Jan. 14, 2026

Booker said Waltz “denied” and “deflected” rather than own up to his mistakes, something the New Jersey senator said is a “failure of leadership.”

From Salon • Jul. 15, 2025

Einav and Finkelstein own up to having “preached the gospel” of skin-in-the-game “to generations of students.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2025

"I will own up to being a knucklehead at times, but the folks closest to me know that I keep my word."

From BBC • Oct. 7, 2024

“We are poor folk,” she said, “but poverty isn’t so bad when you’re willing to own up to it, and a contented spirit is a great help, too.”

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

own up

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