owning (up)
verb
as in confessing
to make an acknowledgment of something unpleasant as true or valid had a strong suspicion about which coworker stole her food from the office fridge, but the likely culprit refused to own up Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- confessing
- admitting
- copping (to)
- fessing (up)
- tattling
- blabbing
- spilling
- talking
- babbling
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- quieting (down)
- clamming up
- shutting up
- hushing