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Definitions

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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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

But on 6 August last year, 999 operators received a strange and alarming call from the boy - who said he had decided to confess after being unable to escape his back garden.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

I confess I’m not impervious to the posthumous allure.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026

While I confess to having more than three bedrooms in my colonial, I’ll continue to drive my 2014 Jeep until the engine fails or the car rusts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

“Good, I guess. I mean, their book is doing well. Though I must confess to not understanding hereditary biology as well as they think I do.”

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro