Find the synonyms or antonyms of a word
Antonyms for own up
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : ohn |
| Phonetic Transcription : oʊn |
- argue
- be quiet
- censure
- conceal
- condemn
- confute
- contradict
- cover
- debar
- decline
- defend
- deny
- differ
- disacknowledge
- disagree
- disallow
- disapprove
- disavow
- disclaim
- dismiss
- disown
- dispossess
- dispute
- dissent
- eject
- exclude
- expel
- fight
- gainsay
- hide
- hold
- ignore
- invalidate
- keep
- lack
- listen
- lose
- mask
- misunderstand
- need
- not have
- object
- oppose
- oust
- prevent
- protect
- protest
- question
- refrain
- refuse
- reject
- renounce
- repel
- repudiate
- secret
- secrete
- sell
- shut
- suppress
- take
- veto
- win
- withhold
Definition of own up
Origin :- Old English agen "one's own," literally "possessed by," from Proto-Germanic *aigana- "possessed, owned" (cf. Old Saxon egan, Old Frisian egin, Old Norse eiginn, Dutch eigen, German eigen "own"), from past participle of PIE *aik- "to be master of, possess," source of Old English agan "to have" (see owe).
- As in let on : verb acknowledge, admit
- As in own : verb acknowledge, admit
- As in profess : verb declare, assert
- As in avow : verb state; profess
- As in come clean : verb tell the truth
- As in come out with : verb disclose information
- As in concede : verb acknowledge, give in
- As in confess : verb admit, confirm
- As in admit : verb confess, acknowledge
- As in divulge : verb make known; confess
- As in grant : verb authorize, allow
Synonyms for own up
- accede
- accept
- accord
- acknowledge
- acknowledge information
- acquiesce
- act as if
- admit
- adopt
- affirm
- agree
- agree to
- allege
- allocate
- allot
- allow
- announce
- approve
- assent to
- assert
- asseverate
- assign
- assume
- attest
- aver
- avouch
- avow
- award
- bare
- bestow
- betray
- blab
- bless
- blow
- blow hot air
- blow the whistle
- blurt out
- bring out
- bring to light
- broadcast
- bury the hatchet
- capitulate
- cave in
- cede
- certify
- chime in
- chirp
- claim
- clue in
- come across
- come around
- come clean
- come out
- come through
- communicate
- concede
- concur
- confer
- confess
- confess all
- confide
- confirm
- consent
- consent to
- constate
- convey
- cop a plea
- cough up
- credit
- croon
- cross heart
- cross one's heart
- cry uncle
- declare
- deliver
- depose
- disclose
- discover
- dissemble
- ditto
- divulge
- donate
- drop
- dump on
- enumerate
- evince
- exhibit
- explain
- expose
- fake
- feign
- fess up
- finger
- fink
- fold
- get off chest
- get on soapbox
- gift with
- give
- give away
- give in
- give out
- give the nod
- give thumbs-up
- give up
- go along with
- go into details
- go public
- go with the flow
- gossip
- grant
- hand over
- hint
- humble oneself
- impart
- implicate oneself
- imply
- incriminate oneself
- indicate
- invest
- knuckle under
- lay open
- leak
- let
- let hair down
- let on
- let out
- let slip
- level with
- maintain
- make clean breast
- make clean breast of
- make known
- make out
- manifest
- mouth
- narrate
- number
- open one's heart
- open up
- own
- own up
- permit
- play ball with
- post
- predicate
- present
- pretend
- proclaim
- profess
- promulgate
- prove
- publish
- purport
- quit
- rat on
- recite
- recognize
- relate
- relinquish
- reveal
- say
- say so
- say uncle
- shake on
- sign off on
- sign on
- sing
- snitch
- soapbox
- sound off
- spiel
- spill
- spill the beans
- spit out
- spout
- spring
- squeal
- stake
- state
- stump
- subscribe to
- suggest
- suppose
- surrender
- swear
- swear on bible
- swear up and down
- talk
- talk big
- tattle
- tell
- tell the truth
- throw in the towel
- throw out
- tip hand
- tip off
- tolerate
- transfer
- transmit
- uncover
- unload
- unveil
- utter
- vent
- vouch
- vouchsafe
- waive
- weasel
- yes one
- yield
Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019