confessed

con-fessed · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Past tense and past participle of "confess."

  2. 2.

    Openly acknowledged or admitted.

  3. 3.

    Having admitted guilt.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    self-confessed — openly admitting to be something

Related words

Antonyms: concealed, denied
See also: admitted, confess, confession
Synonyms: acknowledged, admitted, revealed

Etymology

From Latin "confiteri" meaning to acknowledge, from "con-" (intensive) and "fateri" (to acknowledge).