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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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Mary dances; Sam confesses she hasn’t listened to her music in years, practically spitting venom at her former friend.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Ms. Latifi confesses that she, too, is guilty of this tendency.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

She downs her glass of orange wine, leans forward and confesses to something truly shocking.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

He confesses he has watched a lot of her screen appearances.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 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