| Main Entry: | own |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | possess; be responsible for |
Synonyms: |
be in possession of, be possessed of, boast, control, dominate, enjoy, fall heir to, have, have in hand, have rights, have title, hold, inherit, keep, occupy, reserve, retain |
Antonyms: |
dispossess, lack, lose, need, not have, sell |
| Main Entry: | own |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | acknowledge, admit |
Synonyms: |
allow, assent to, avow, come clean, concede, confess, declare, disclose, grant, let on, make clean breast of, own up, recognize, tell the truth |
Antonyms: |
deny, disavow, reject |
| Main Entry: | acknowledge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | verbally recognize authority |
Synonyms: |
accede, accept, acquiesce, agree, allow, approve, attest to, certify, defend, defer to, endorse, grant, own, ratify, recognize, subscribe to, support, take an oath, uphold, yield |
Antonyms: |
forswear, ignore, refuse, renounce, repudiate |
| Main Entry: | acknowledge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | admit truth or reality of something |
Synonyms: |
accede, accept, acquiesce, allow, avow, come clean, come out of closet, concede, confess, cop a plea, crack*, declare, fess up, get off chest, grant, let on, open up, own, profess, recognize, yield |
Antonyms: |
abjure, contradict, disavow, renounce |
| Main Entry: | admit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | confess, acknowledge |
Synonyms: |
accept, accord, acquiesce, adopt, affirm, agree, allow, approve, avow, bare, bring to light, communicate, concede, concur, confide, confirm, consent, cop a plea, credit, declare, disclose, divulge, enumerate, expose, go into details, grant, indicate, let, let on, make known, narrate, number, open up, own, own up, permit, proclaim, profess, recite, recognize, relate, reveal, spill*, subscribe to, talk, tell, tolerate, uncover, unveil, yield |
| Notes: | with admit, the acknowledgment of something being true applies to one's own sphere of conduct, whereas with concede the acknowledgment applies to another's; admit implies reluctance to disclose, grant, or concede and refers usually to facts rather than their implications |
Antonyms: |
confute, deny, dispute, dissent, gainsay, refuse |
| Main Entry: | allow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | admit; acknowledge |
Synonyms: |
acquiesce, avow, concede, confess, grant, let on, own |
Antonyms: |
deny, refuse, reject |
| Main Entry: | boast |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | to have advantage |
Synonyms: |
be proud of, claim, exhibit, have in keeping, own, possess, pride oneself on, show off |
| Main Entry: | come out with |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | disclose information |
Synonyms: |
acknowledge, bring out, chime in, come clean, declare, deliver, divulge, lay open, own, own up, say, state, tell, throw out, utter |
Antonyms: |
hide, secret |
| Main Entry: | concede |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | acknowledge, give in |
Synonyms: |
accept, accord, admit, allow, avow, award, bury the hatchet, capitulate, cave in, cede, confess, cry uncle, ditto*, fess up, fold, give up, go along with, go with the flow, grant, hand over, knuckle under, let on, own, own up, play ball with, quit, relinquish, say uncle, surrender, throw in the towel, waive, yes one, yield |
Antonyms: |
contradict, disacknowledge, disagree, dispute, dissent, fight, refuse, reject, repudiate |
| Main Entry: | confess |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | admit, confirm |
Synonyms: |
acknowledge, affirm, allow, assert, attest, aver, avow, blow, blurt out, chirp, clue in, come clean, come out, concede, confide, declare, disclose, divulge, dump on, evince, finger*, fink, grant, humble oneself, leak*, let on, level with, make clean breast of, manifest, narrate, open one's heart, own, own up, post, profess, prove, rat on, recognize, relate, reveal, sing*, snitch, sound off, spill the beans, spit out, squeal, tip hand, unload, vent, weasel |
Antonyms: |
conceal, deny, disavow, disown, hide, mask, repudiate, secrete |