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Synonyms and Antonyms of admit

1 to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly
  • the host of the talk show eventually admitted that she hadn't actually read the book
  • you can't bring yourself to admit your mistakes
Synonyms of admit

acknowledge, agree, allow, concede, confess, fess (up), grant, own (up to)
Words Related to admit

disburden, unburden, unload

affirm, avow, confirm, profess

accept, recognize, yield

announce, break, broadcast, communicate, declare, disclose, divulge, impart, proclaim, publish, reveal, spill, tell, unveil

betray, blab, expose, give away, inform, leak, rat, squeal, talk, tattle, tip (off), warn, wise (up)

breathe, say, whisper
Phrases Synonymous with admit

come clean (about)
Near Antonyms of admit

disallow, disavow, disclaim, disown

contradict, dispute, gainsay, negate, negative

rebut, refute, reject, repudiate

conceal, cover (up), hide, obscure, veil

kid (oneself)
Antonyms of admit

deny
2 to offer entrance (as to a place, school, or privilege) to
  • she was admitted to Harvard
Synonyms of admit

enter, receive, take
Words Related to admit

entertain, welcome

fellowship

confirm, ratify
Near Antonyms of admit

decline, disallow, disapprove, dismiss, refuse, reject

blackball, blacklist, ostracize

banish, deport, exile, expel, oust, throw out
Antonyms of admit

ban, bar
3 to make an acknowledgment of something unpleasant as true or valid
  • I admit to some suspicions about the new neighbors
Synonyms of admit

confess, cop (to) [slang], fess (up), own (up)
Words Related to admit

blab, talk, tattle

babble, spill
Near Antonyms of admit

clam up, hush, quiet (down), shut up

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