Definition

verb. to say or admit that one has done something wrong

Example Sentence

The suspect was frightened into confessing.

Synonyms

admit; own; confirm

Antonyms

deny

Hear It! Say It! Write It!

confessing
Hear It! Say It! Write It!

Rhymes

  • blaesing
  • blessing
  • dressing
  • guessing
  • hessing
  • lessing
  • messing
  • pressing
  • stressing

  • addressing
  • assessing
  • caressing
  • compressing
  • confessing
  • depressing
  • digressing
  • distressing
  • expressing
  • impressing
  • obsessing
  • oppressing
  • possessing
  • professing
  • progressing
  • recessing
  • redressing
  • repressing
  • suppressing

  • acquiescing
  • coalescing
  • reassessing