What is another word for admit?

Pronunciation: [ɐdmˈɪt] (IPA)

The word "admit" is defined as accepting or acknowledging something to be true. The word has a variety of synonyms that can be used in its place in order to add variety and nuance to your writing. "Confess" is an emotional synonym for "admit," often used for more serious situations. "Acknowledge" can be used for a more formal situation or when someone accepts responsibility for something. "Grant" implies a giving permission while "allow" is used in a similar context, but with more emphasis on permission or consent. "Recognize" and "realize" are used synonymously with "admit" when a person accepts or becomes aware of something. Synonyms for "admit" allow writers to add depth to their writing and convey their intended meaning with greater precision.

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What are the hypernyms for Admit?

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What are the opposite words for admit?

Admit is a verb that means to confess or acknowledge the truth of something. The opposite of admit can be deny, which means to contradict or refuse to accept something as true. Other antonyms for admit include reject, repudiate, refute, disavow, and disclaim. Reject means to refuse to accept or consider something. Repudiate means to reject or disown something. Refute means to prove something wrong or false. Disavow means to deny responsibility for something. Disclaim means to deny or reject any connection with something. All these words have a different meaning, but they all can be used in place of admit in different contexts.

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Usage examples for Admit

As sometimes happens, I admit.
"The Way of Ambition"
Robert Hichens
That the whole universe is one does not admit of a doubt.
"The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St. John, Vol. I"
Marcus Dods
Spaulding had to admit to himself that it probably was.
"The Foreign Hand Tie"
Gordon Randall Garrett

Famous quotes with Admit

  • There must be such a thing as a child with average ability, but you can't find a parent who will admit that it is his child.
    Thomas Bailey Aldrich
  • Men who hold a theory of the Church which excludes from communion those whom they admit to have the Spirit of Christ simply proclaim that their theory is in flat contradiction to the spiritual fact.
    Roland Allen
  • Every man who repeats the dogma of Mill that one country is no fit to rule another country must admit that one class is not fit to rule another class.
    B. R. Ambedkar
  • I hope to read a Harry Potter novel soon, to see what it's all about. I admit to being annoyed that many good light fantasy writers have had trouble getting published, in England and elsewhere, when it is obvious the readers were waiting for us all along.
    Piers Anthony
  • I think when you've lost an election by 179, there's going to be a period of time after eighteen years in government when you can't do anything right, and people just kick you for the sake of it, will never admit they voted Conservative.
    Jeffrey Archer

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