Synonyms of fessing (up)

fessing (up)

verb

present participle of fess (up)

1

as in admitting

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

he fessed up to breaking the antique vase only after his guilt was obvious

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in confessing

to make an acknowledgment of something unpleasant as true or valid

at first he denied everything, but eventually he realized that he had no choice but to fess up

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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