confess
/kənˈfɛs/verb2 syllables
Confess means: confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure.
Synonyms for confess17
verb, as in confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
squeal, fink
verb, as in admit (to a wrongdoing)
also used for confess
acknowledge, admit, assent, avow, beknow, come clean, fess, fess up, front up, make a clean breast, own, own up, shrive
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What does confess mean?3
verb
1
confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
2
admit (to a wrongdoing)“She confessed that she had taken the money”
3
confess to God in the presence of a priest, as in the Catholic faith
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with confess?33
three syllables
four syllables
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Confess in a sentence
- There's no point torturing him anymore, he won't confess.ddnktr
- The more sins you confess, the more books you will sell.karloelkebekio
- There's no point in torturing him, he isn't going to confess.XenoKat
- After much thought, the thief decided to confess.CM
- If a priest were to confess politicians, he'd need twenty lives.DJ_Saidez
- According to the newspaper, the man has finally confessed.CK
- According to the papers, the man has finally confessed.Eldad
- Subjected to torture, he confessed to the crime that he hadn't committed.AlanF_US
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Forms of confess
as a verb
- past tense
- confessed
- present participle
- confessing
- third-person singular
- confesses
- past participle
- confessed