CONFESSIONS Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

confessions

noun

plural of confession

as in admissions

an open declaration of something (as a fault or the commission of an offense) about oneself a confession that he had been lying all along

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Recent Examples of confessions Killer identified The search for answers stretched across decades, combined with false confessions, arrests, convictions and appeals before DNA and ballistics evidence identified serial killer Robert Eugene Brashers in September 2025. — Leigh Egan, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026 In the 1990s, researchers were finally able to read the confessions beaten out of Stalin’s victims and to see the bloodstains on the paper. — Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026 The group also said torture was reportedly used to extract confessions. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026 Her confessions look like maternal desperation rather than the truth. — Kayti Burt, Time, 6 Oct. 2026 He's been accused of falsifying police reports, framing suspects, and beating suspects into false confessions. — Chris Tye, CBS News, 5 Oct. 2026 There is something about the smaller stage that is so close to the audience that makes Galindo’s confessions of rage and regret hit closer to the bone. — Doni Wilson, Houston Chronicle, 30 Sep. 2026 Olivia moved to a center stage to deliver her vulnerable confessions of insecurity and self-doubt. — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2026 His confessions opened up an entirely new phase of the investigation. — William Turton, ProPublica, 22 Sep. 2026

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admissions

Noun

Students and workers are angry Student groups want 250,000 more places in higher education and an end to selection through Parcoursup, the national admissions system.

— Richard Engel, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2026
Student groups want 250,000 more places in higher education and an end to selection through Parcoursup, the national admissions system.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

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