fessing (up)
verb
1
as in admitting
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
- admitting
- confessing
- acknowledging
- conceding
- owning (up to)
- coming clean (about)
- agreeing
- granting
- announcing
- revealing
- allowing
- disclosing
- recognizing
- telling
- confirming
- giving away
- saying
- accepting
- unloading
- affirming
- wising (up)
- declaring
- publishing
- disburdening
- warning
- tipping (off)
- proclaiming
- avowing
- professing
- broadcasting
- talking
- communicating
- informing
- whispering
- imparting
- divulging
- spilling
- unveiling
- breathing
- yielding
- exposing
- unburdening
- tattling
- betraying
- squealing
- leaking
- blabbing
- breaking
- ratting
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- covering (up)
- denying
- disclaiming
- disavowing
- kidding (oneself)
- contradicting
- disputing
- negating
- rejecting
- refuting
- hiding
- rebutting
- concealing
- repudiating
- disowning
- negativing
- obscuring
- disallowing
- veiling
- gainsaying
2
as in confessing
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
- confessing
- admitting
- owning (up)
- copping (to)
- tattling
- blabbing
- talking
- spilling
- babbling
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- quieting (down)
- clamming up
- hushing
- shutting up