Synonyms of confessions

confessions

noun

plural of confession

as in admissions

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

• admissions
• insistences
• acknowledgments
• assertions
• declarations
• avowals
• claims
• concessions
• self-confessions
• revelations
• confirmations
• affirmations
• apologies
• proclamations
• disclosures
• faults
• announcements
• repentances
• betrayals
• self-reproaches
• self-accusations
• pronouncements
• self-revelations
• professions
• allowances
• regrets
• self-recriminations
• remorses
• giveaways
• contritions
• responsibilities
• self-incriminations
• self-betrayals
• penitences
• hand-wringings
• avouchments
• divulgences
• blames
• rues

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disavowals
• denials
• recantations
• rejections
• disclaimers
• repudiations
• nonadmissions
• disallowances
• renouncements

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of confessions

This week's quiz spotlights red carpet moments and Hollywood confessions. — Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 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

Priests there were seen hearing confessions out in the open, no confessional required. — Chris Livesay, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026

Olivia moved to a center stage to deliver her vulnerable confessions of insecurity and self-doubt. — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2026

His confessions opened up an entirely new phase of the investigation. — William Turton, ProPublica, 22 Sep. 2026

Allen made multiple confessions to the killings while in custody. — Jen Guadarrama, IndyStar, 21 Sep. 2026

Federal prosecutors collected the text messages, emails, bank withdrawals and deposits, and confessions of Diamantis accomplices in his bribery and extortion scheme. — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 19 Sep. 2026

Toward the end of the film, many walls of secrets come crashing down — some inexplicably so, through unprompted confessions. — Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026