FESS UP Synonyms

• admit or acknowledge a wrongdoing or error

• declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of

• report the receipt of

• express recognition of the presence or existence of, or acquaintance with

• express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for

• accept as legally binding and valid

• accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority

• declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of

• allow to enter; grant entry to

• allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of

• admit into a group or community

• afford possibility

• give access or entrance to

• have room for; hold without crowding

• serve as a means of entrance

• admit (to a wrongdoing)

• be willing to concede

• give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

• acknowledge defeat

• confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure

• admit (to a wrongdoing)

• confess to God in the presence of a priest, as in the Catholic faith

• make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret

• reveal to view as by removing a cover

• make manifest

• make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret

• disclose directly or through prophets

• a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer; according to legend an Austrian governor compelled him to shoot an apple from his son's head with his crossbow (which he did successfully without mishap)

• express in words

• let something be known

• narrate or give a detailed account of

• give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority

• discern or comprehend

• inform positively and with certainty and confidence

• give evidence

• mark as different

• admit or acknowledge a wrongdoing or error