Synonyms of confession

confession

noun

kən-ˈfe-shən 

as in admission

an open declaration of something (as a fault or the commission of an offense) about oneself

a confession that he had been lying all along

Synonyms & Similar Words

• admission
• acknowledgement
• acknowledgment
• insistence
• assertion
• avowal
• declaration
• self-confession
• concession
• revelation
• claim
• apology
• confirmation
• affirmation
• disclosure
• proclamation
• betrayal
• self-accusation
• fault
• profession
• announcement
• repentance
• pronouncement
• allowance
• self-reproach
• self-betrayal
• self-incrimination
• contrition
• penitence
• self-revelation
• self-recrimination
• regret
• remorse
• divulgence
• giveaway
• avouchment
• responsibility
• blame
• hand-wringing
• contriteness
• rue
• remorsefulness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disavowal
• denial
• rejection
• recantation
• repudiation
• disclaimer
• nonadmission
• disallowance
• renouncement

Examples of confession in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Lewis didn’t have any direct evidence — no gun, no eyewitnesses, no confession. —Keith Sharon, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2024

The jury decision delivered last month ultimately found that the Naperville officer who had led the investigation of the 1995 death was liable for obtaining an involuntary confession and intentionally inflicting emotional distress. —Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 13 Sep. 2024

At his trial, Delbert was ultimately acquitted after it was discovered the New York State Police coerced a confession, but passed away in 1998. —Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 11 Sep. 2024

The Vatican expelled him from the church following his confession. —Christopher Lamb, Helen Regan and Kathleen Magramo, CNN, 9 Sep. 2024