Synonyms of confessing

confessing

verb

present participle of confess

1

as in admitting

to make an acknowledgment of something unpleasant as true or valid

the thief confessed to dozens of robberies

Synonyms & Similar Words

• admitting
• owning (up)
• copping (to)
• talking
• blabbing
• fessing (up)
• spilling
• tattling
• babbling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• quieting (down)
• hushing
• shutting up
• clamming up

2

as in acknowledging

to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly

political prisoners, under threat of torture, forced to confess their guilt

Synonyms & Similar Words

• admitting
• acknowledging
• conceding
• agreeing
• granting
• announcing
• disclosing
• revealing
• recognizing
• allowing
• owning (up to)
• telling
• confirming
• declaring
• saying
• accepting
• professing
• coming clean (about)
• fessing (up)
• affirming
• unloading
• proclaiming
• talking
• betraying
• communicating
• exposing
• informing
• avowing
• publishing
• spilling
• yielding
• whispering
• divulging
• imparting
• unburdening
• broadcasting
• warning
• leaking
• breathing
• squealing
• disburdening
• blabbing
• tipping (off)
• unveiling
• tattling
• giving away
• breaking
• ratting
• wising (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• denying
• disclaiming
• disavowing
• contradicting
• disallowing
• rejecting
• hiding
• disputing
• negating
• concealing
• refuting
• repudiating
• disowning
• covering (up)
• rebutting
• negativing
• obscuring
• veiling
• kidding (oneself)
• gainsaying