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admitted

[ad-mit-id] / ædˈmɪt ɪd /
ADJECTIVE
avowed
Synonyms
STRONGEST
professed
STRONG
accepted acknowledged affirmed
WEAK
avowedly
ADJECTIVE
included
Synonyms
STRONG
combined comprehended comprised constituted counted covered embodied enclosed encompassed entered incorporated inserted involved numbered subsumed
WEAK
built in part of
Antonyms
WEAK
excluded left out rejected
ADJECTIVE
initiated
Synonyms
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approved drafted instructed introduced passed received
STRONG
accepted acknowledged coached confirmed conscripted grounded inducted installed tutored
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called up instated made a member of made part of
ADJECTIVE
initiated
Synonyms
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proposed
STRONG
entered inserted instituted originated sponsored
WEAK
brought into put into
ADJECTIVE
known
Synonyms
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accepted acknowledged common established familiar noted notorious obvious recognized well-known
STRONG
avowed celebrated certified confessed manifest patent plain published received
WEAK
down pat hackneyed proverbial
Antonyms
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uncommon unfamiliar unknown
STRONG
ambiguous concealed hidden obscure unclear vague
ADJECTIVE
orthodox
Synonyms
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according to the book acknowledged approved authoritative buttoned-down by the numbers canonical conformist conservative conventional correct customary devout die-hard doctrinal established in line legitimate official old-line pious proper punctilious reactionary received recognized religious right rightful sanctioned sound square standard straight straight arrow traditionalistic true well-established
Antonyms
WEAK
heterodox unconventional unorthodox untraditional
ADJECTIVE
received
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accepted acknowledged collected earned
STRONG
acquired derived gathered gotten honored obtained standard
WEAK
conventional customary
Antonyms
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delivered disbursed given nonstandard
ADJECTIVE
recognized
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accepted identified known perceived remembered sanctioned
STRONG
allowed caught realized recalled sighted
WEAK
customary
ADJECTIVE
undisputed
Synonyms
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acknowledged indisputable irrefutable unchallenged uncontested undeniable unequivocal unquestioned
WEAK
arbitrary assured authoritative beyond question certain conclusive decided dogmatic final incontestable incontrovertible indubitable not disputed positive recognized sure tyrannous undisputable undoubted unerring
Antonyms
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disputable doubtful dubious indefinite questionable refutable uncertain unsure vague
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disputed
ADJECTIVE
undisputed/undisputable
Synonyms
WEAK
acknowledged arbitrary assured authoritative beyond question certain conclusive decided dogmatic final incontestable incontrovertible indisputable indubitable irrefutable not disputed recognized sure tyrannous unchallenged uncontested undeniable undoubted unequivocal unerring unquestioned
Antonyms
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disputable disputed doubtful dubious negative uncertain unsure
ADVERB
granted
Synonyms
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acknowledged assumed
WEAK
indeed just so yes
Antonyms
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unaccepted

Example Sentences

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Mr. Mellencamp sang a similar tune in a 1991 interview when he admitted becoming everything he earlier despised.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

A week earlier, influential co-owner Behdad Eghbali admitted there was a need to "tweak the plan if it's not working".

From BBC • May 6, 2026

He at turns kept a bear and an alligator as pets, was adamantly anti-religion, and, as he admitted himself, had a knack for putting his foot in his mouth.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Although the district attorney has admitted that the charge “is extremely problematic from both a factual and a legal basis,” the case is still proceeding.

From Slate • May 5, 2026

“Never,” I admitted as Frankie folded the coverlet into a makeshift mattress.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros