OWNED (UP) Synonyms: 14 Similar and Opposite Words

owned (up)

verb

past tense of own (up)

as in confessed

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

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Bundy had confessed to Aime’s death before his death, without providing any details, according to the Associated Press.

— Hannah Sampson, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2026
Davis confessed to taking mushrooms, grabbing a gun, and shooting at random people in South Beach.

— Anna McAllister, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

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Text messages between Diamantis and his daughter suggest there may have been a more concrete plan to pay bribes than Roy has admitted.

— Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 30 Oct. 2026
Liannys Yaiselys Vega-Perez, 27, who managed the immigration services business and admitted personally filing hundreds of fraudulent asylum applications, was sentenced to four years in prison.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026

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