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

“The strange thing is I don’t identify with Scully in the same way I do with other characters that I played for much less time,” Anderson confesses.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

He confesses the group would probably have turned around if they hadn't been doing the climb for "such a good cause".

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 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

The night before the fight he confesses to Adrian, “All I wanna do is go the distance.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

If one confesses and the other doesn’t, the one who confesses will be rewarded by being let go, while the other one will get a five-year term.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos