Related Words for confess

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concede
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Verb, Verb
profess
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Verb, Verb
squeal
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Verb, Verb
admits
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Verb
confessions
x/x
Noun
ashamed
x/
Adjective
avow
x/
Verb
convinced
x/
Adjective
forgive
x/
Verb
loath
/
Adjective
know
/
Verb
tempted
/x
Verb
acknowledge
x/x
Verb
presume
x/
Verb
swear
/
Verb
loathe
/
Verb
embarrassed
x/x
Verb
reminded
x/x
Verb
divulge
x/
Verb
deplore
x/
Verb
recant
x/
Verb
pretended
x/x
Verb
realize
/xx
Verb
apologize
x/xx
Verb
declare
x/
Verb
cringe
/
Noun
persuaded
x/x
Verb
detest
x/
Adjective
sympathize
/xx
Verb
proclaim
x/
Verb
despise
x/
Verb
suspect
x/
Noun
forget
x/
Verb
recollect
xx/
Verb
mortified
/xx
Verb
repent
x/
Verb, Noun
believe
x/
Verb
allude
x/
Verb
testify
/xx
Verb
think
/
Verb
truthfully
/xx
Adverb
remember
x/x
Verb
compelled
x/
Verb
abhor
x/
Verb
recognize
/xx
Verb
surprised
x/
Verb
afraid
x/
Adjective
honestly
/xx
Adverb
understand
xx/
Verb
apologise
x/xx
Verb
tell
/
Verb
surmise
x/
Noun
affirm
x/
Verb
denounce
x/
Verb
exclaim
x/
Verb
renounce
x/
Verb
hesitated
/xxx
Verb
indulge
x/
Verb
relieved
x/
Verb
deny
x/
Verb
assume
x/
Verb
daresay
/x
Verb
refrained
x/
Verb
regret
x/
Noun
condemn
x/
Verb
chagrined
x/
Verb
speak
/
Verb
expound
x/
Verb
agree
x/
Verb
confront
x/
Verb
reiterate
x/xx
Verb
adore
x/
Verb
hate
/
Noun
reluctant
x/x
Adjective
scandalized
/xx
Verb
implore
x/
Verb
realise
/xx
Verb
dare
/
Verb
admittedly
x/xx
Adverb
guess
/
Noun
reveal
x/
Verb
have
/
Verb
puzzled
/x
Verb
dismayed
x/
Verb
gloat
/
Verb
suppose
x/
Verb
ascribe
x/
Verb
doubted
/x
Verb
doubtless
/x
Adverb
must
/
Verb, Noun
shocked
/
Verb
rejoice
x/
Verb
accept
x/
Verb
discover
x/x
Verb
regretfully
x/xx
Adverb
loves
/
Verb
betray
x/
Verb
brag
/
Noun
vowed
/
Verb
bemoan
x/
Verb
reckon
/x
Verb
hear
/
Verb
disclaim
x/
Verb
tend
/
Verb
admonish
x/x
Verb
obliged
x/
Verb
disclose
x/
Verb
digress
x/
Verb
recognise
/xx
Verb
disagree
xx/
Verb
secretly
/xx
Adverb
excuse
x/
Noun
baffled
/x
Adjective
explain
x/
Verb
decry
x/
Verb
dislike
x/
Noun
glad
/
Adjective
amazed
x/
Verb
verbal
/x
Adjective
convict
/x
Noun
confide
x/
Verb
commit
x/
Verb
sentence
/x
Noun
yield
/
Noun
answer
/x
Noun
confide in
x/x
Phrase, Verb
truth
/
Noun
expiate
/xx
Verb
let in
/x
Phrase, Verb
impute
x/
Verb
give one's word
///
Phrase, Verb
vouch
/
Verb
give
/
Verb
bring to justice
///x
Phrase, Verb
justify
/xx
Verb
attest
x/
Adjective
write down
//
Phrase, Verb
pledge
/
Noun
present
/x
Noun
wrongdoings
x/x
Noun
whosoever
xx/x
Adverb
sins
/
Noun
atone
x/
Noun
misdeeds
x/
Noun
unworthiness
x/xx
Noun
transgressions
x/x
Noun
sinfulness
/xx
Noun
penitents
/xx
Noun
acknowledgement
x/xx
Noun
adorable
x/xx
Adjective
anything
/xx
Noun, Verb, Adverb
arid
/x
Adjective
be
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
catholic
/x
Name, Adjective
cease
/
Verb, Noun
church
/
Noun, Verb
compassionate
x/xx
Adjective, Verb
court
/
Noun, Verb
crime
/
Noun, Verb
dear
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
denomination
xxx/x
Noun
depart
x/
Verb, Noun
deserving
x/x
Noun, Adjective
docs
/
Noun
doth
/
Verb, Noun
dread
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
erring
/x
Noun
get
/
Verb, Noun
give up
//
Phrase, Verb, Adjective
haired
/
Adjective
hearted
/x
Adjective
lie
/
Verb, Noun
lovable
/xx
Adjective
loveable
/xx
Adjective
mannered
/x
Adjective
nameless
/x
Adjective, Noun
none
/
Noun, Adverb
old
/
Adjective, Noun
partake
x/
Verb
perish
/x
Verb
plead
/
Verb
priest
/
Noun, Verb
put
/
Verb, Noun
recognition
xx/x
Noun
say
/
Verb, Noun, Adverb
serve
/
Verb, Noun
shy
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
solicitor
x/xx
Noun
talk
/
Verb, Noun
unloved
x/
Adjective
you
/
Verb, Noun
breakeven
/xx
Verb, Noun, Adjective
save
/
Verb, Noun
off
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
milestone
/x
Noun, Verb
die
/
Verb, Noun, Adverb
no
/
Noun, Adverb, Verb, Adjective
anymore
xx/
Adverb
sorta
/x
Adverb
bulletproof
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
backwater
/xx
Noun, Verb