confession

[kuhn-fesh-uhn] / kənˈfɛʃ ən /

NOUN

admittance of information

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acknowledgment admission assertion concession disclosure proclamation revelation statement story

STRONG

affirmation allowance assenting avowal declaration divulgence enumeration exposure narration profession publication recitation relation revealing song squawk squeal telling utterance

WEAK

disclosing exposé making public owning up unbosoming

Antonyms

STRONGEST

denial refusal repudiation secret

STRONG

concealment silence

WEAK

cover disavowal

Example Sentences

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In my case, the confession didn’t make me look careless or unserious.

From The Wall Street Journal

Stephen A. Smith has a confession to make.

From The Wall Street Journal

After Corfield's public confession two years ago, Edward reached out to Michael.

From BBC

And when the words “I love you” feel too destabilizing — too irreversible — there is always another, softer confession available: “You like tuna melt?”

From Salon

Necessary confession: This columnist is completely, obnoxiously in the tank for this team.

From The Wall Street Journal

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