Confess : synonyms and lexical field

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Looking for words with meaning close to 'confess': discover synonyms for the word confess, such as shrive or concede.

The lexical field offers related words, which refer to the same idea, the same concept as confess. It is common for a word to have several meanings. In this case, the context of the word helps to determine its correct meaning.
Example of words in the same lexical field as "": shrive and concede.


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Synonyms for confess sorted by degree of synonymy

List of synonyms for confess Degree of synonymy of confess Frequency in the language
shrive
   40022  
concede
   40013 1.04  
profess
   39959 0.35  
squeal
   39899 2.67  
confession
   30022 16.49  
self-confessed
   30021  
commit
   30017 19.29  
acknowledged
   30016 1.96  
acknowledge
   30016 6.14  
avow
   30016 0.04  
avowed
   30016 0.04  
admit
   30015 59.20  
accept
   30015 52.78  
solicitor
   30014 0.88  
plead
   30014 7.00  
testify
   30012 14.20  
recognize
   30007 34.31  
recognition
   30007 4.57  
declare
   30003 7.57  
denounce
   29991 0.86  

Lexical field of "confess"

shrive
concede
profess
squeal
confession
self-confessed
commit
acknowledged
acknowledge
avow
avowed
admit
accept
solicitor
plead
testify
recognize
recognition
declare
denounce
tell
denomination
say
recognise
acknowledgement
admitted
recognizing
disclose
reveal
proclaim
spill
confide
divulge
own
grant
fess up
blurt
unburden
come clean
own up
confesse
'fess up
front up
reconfess
step forward
yield
put one's hands up
make a clean breast
put one's hand up
coadmit