Synonyms of confession

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• admission
• acknowledgment
• insistence
• assertion
• avowal
• declaration
• self-confession
• claim
• concession
• confirmation
• revelation
• apology
• affirmation
• disclosure
• announcement
• proclamation
• betrayal
• self-accusation
• fault
• profession
• repentance
• pronouncement
• allowance
• self-reproach
• self-betrayal
• self-incrimination
• contrition
• penitence
• self-revelation
• self-recrimination
• regret
• remorse
• divulgence
• giveaway
• avouchment
• responsibility
• blame
• hand-wringing
• contriteness
• rue
• remorsefulness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disavowal
• denial
• rejection
• recantation
• repudiation
• disclaimer
• nonadmission
• disallowance
• renouncement

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of confession

But the confession is entirely fabricated, thanks to artificial intelligence. — Stefani Langehennig, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026

Based on the disorder, the defense argues his confession was involuntary and coerced. — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 30 Sep. 2026

There is something about the smaller stage that is so close to the audience that makes Galindo’s confessions of rage and regret hit closer to the bone. — Doni Wilson, Houston Chronicle, 30 Sep. 2026

He was apprehended that June in Nashville, Tennessee, where Carter signed a confession while under interrogation from a Provo detective. — CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026