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  1. confess:


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Detailed Synonyms for confess in English

confess:

to confess verb (confesss, confessed, confessing)

  1. to confess
    to confess
    • confess verb (confesss, confessed, confessing)
  2. to confess
    to confess; to unburden oneself; to admit
    • confess verb (confesss, confessed, confessing)
    • unburden oneself verb (unburdens oneself, unburdened oneself, unburdening oneself)
    • admit verb (admits, admited, admiting)
  3. to confess
    – admit (to a wrongdoing) 1
    to concede; to confess; to profess
    – admit (to a wrongdoing) 1
    • concede verb (concedes, conceded, conceding)
    • confess verb (confesss, confessed, confessing)
      • She confessed that she had taken the money1
    • profess verb (professes, professed, professing)
  4. to confess
    – confess to God in the presence of a priest, as in the Catholic faith 1
    to confess
    – confess to God in the presence of a priest, as in the Catholic faith 1
    • confess verb (confesss, confessed, confessing)
  5. to confess
    – confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure 1
    to confess; to squeal; fink
    – confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure 1
    • confess verb (confesss, confessed, confessing)
    • squeal verb (squeals, squealled, squealling)
    • fink verb

Conjugations for confess:

present
  1. confess
  2. confess
  3. confesss
  4. confess
  5. confess
  6. confess
simple past
  1. confessed
  2. confessed
  3. confessed
  4. confessed
  5. confessed
  6. confessed
present perfect
  1. have confessed
  2. have confessed
  3. has confessed
  4. have confessed
  5. have confessed
  6. have confessed
past continuous
  1. was confessing
  2. were confessing
  3. was confessing
  4. were confessing
  5. were confessing
  6. were confessing
future
  1. shall confess
  2. will confess
  3. will confess
  4. shall confess
  5. will confess
  6. will confess
continuous present
  1. am confessing
  2. are confessing
  3. is confessing
  4. are confessing
  5. are confessing
  6. are confessing
subjunctive
  1. be confessed
  2. be confessed
  3. be confessed
  4. be confessed
  5. be confessed
  6. be confessed
diverse
  1. confess!
  2. let's confess!
  3. confessed
  4. confessing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Alternate Synonyms for "confess":


Related Definitions for "confess":

  1. admit (to a wrongdoing)1
    • She confessed that she had taken the money1
  2. confess to God in the presence of a priest, as in the Catholic faith1
  3. confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure1