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   con·fess

   /kənˈfes/

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   • 1. admit or state that one has committed a crime or is at fault in some way: "he confessed that he had attacked the old man" Similar admitacknowledgerevealmake knowndisclosedivulgemake publicavowdeclareblurt outprofessown up totell all aboutbring into the openbring to lightinformal:blow the lid offarchaic:discoverown upadmit guiltplead guiltyaccept blame/responsibilitybe completely honesttell the truthtell allmake a clean breast of itunbosom oneselfinformal:come cleanfess upspill the beanslet the cat out of the bagget something off one's chestlet oncoughOpposite concealdeny
   • ▪ admit or acknowledge something reluctantly, typically because one feels slightly ashamed or embarrassed: "I must confess that I was slightly surprised" Similar acknowledgeadmitconcedegrantallowownsaydeclareaffirmacceptrecognizebe aware of/thatrealizebe conscious of/that
   • ▪ declare (one's religious faith): "150 people confessed faith in Christ"
   • ▪ declare one's sins formally to a priest: "I could not confess all my sins to the priest"
   • ▪ (of a priest) hear the confession of (someone): "St. Ambrose would weep bitter tears when confessing a sinner"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French confesser, from Latin confessus, past participle of confiteri ‘acknowledge’, from con- (expressing intensive force) + fateri ‘declare, avow’.

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   Synonyms for CONFESS: admit, own (up), cop (to), fess (up), talk, spill, tattle, blab; Antonyms of CONFESS: shut up, quiet (down), hush, clam up, deny, disclaim, contradict, reject

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   verb. These are words and phrases related to confess. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of confess. The murderer confessed his crime to the police. He confessed his love to the girl. Synonyms. admit. acknowledge. reveal. disclose.

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   Synonyms for CONFESSION: admission, acknowledgement, acknowledgment, insistence, assertion, avowal, declaration, self-confession; Antonyms of CONFESSION: disavowal, denial, rejection, recantation, repudiation, disclaimer, nonadmission, disallowance.

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