fess (up)
verb
1
as in to admit
to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly he fessed up to breaking the antique vase only after his guilt was obvious Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- admit
- confess
- acknowledge
- concede
- agree
- grant
- announce
- recognize
- reveal
- disclose
- own (up to)
- tell
- come clean (about)
- confirm
- allow
- say
- accept
- affirm
- declare
- proclaim
- warn
- avow
- inform
- wise (up)
- divulge
- talk
- unload
- expose
- communicate
- publish
- profess
- yield
- broadcast
- whisper
- give away
- impart
- disburden
- betray
- tip (off)
- spill
- tattle
- unveil
- squeal
- rat
- leak
- unburden
- breathe
- blab
- break
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- deny
- cover (up)
- disavow
- negative
- disclaim
- contradict
- disallow
- dispute
- reject
- refute
- negate
- gainsay
- rebut
- hide
- conceal
- veil
- repudiate
- obscure
- disown
- kid (oneself)
2
as in to confess
to make an acknowledgment of something unpleasant as true or valid at first he denied everything, but eventually he realized that he had no choice but to fess up Synonyms & Similar Words
- confess
- admit
- own (up)
- cop (to)
- tattle
- blab
- talk
- spill
- babble
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- quiet (down)
- shut up
- clam up
- hush