confess

[kuhn-fes] / kənˈfɛs /

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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Firmin said the person who took the puppet "did the right thing" to confess.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

The bot’s final product is exactly that: an essay that pretends to divulge, to confess, to promise, and to portray.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

The film is essentially a three-hander, Teddy going to harrowing extremes to force Michelle to confess, with poor, loyal Don caught in the middle.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2026

And here’s where I have to confess I did once see the ball drop.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 31, 2025

“You don’t have to confess to me. Your faith, your deen, is between you and God. I won’t judge you; you don’t judge me. Simple.”

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed

confess

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