CONFESSION Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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Recent Examples of confession Sitting around a table in the soundstage where the pilot for I Love Lucy was filmed, the six of them tailored the roles to the actors and infused the script with arguments, embarrassments, and confessions from their own relationships. —

Eliana Dockterman, Time, 26 June 2026 What happens when the material is not confession but trace? —

Literary Hub, 26 June 2026 State troopers arrested Adoty the same day as the alleged confession. —

Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2026 The newspapers drew from publicly available records, such as arrests, lawsuits and confessions. —

ABC News, 25 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for confession

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admission

Noun

Knoebels Amusement Resort, the nation's largest free-admission park, is celebrating its 100th anniversary.

— Eve Chen, USA Today, 3 July 2026
The access fee itself has been widely criticized by activists, housing advocates and opposition politicians for not doing enough to ease crowding in the city, while reducing Venice to a tourist attraction by charging admission.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026