Antonyms for admitted


Grammar : Verb
Spell : ad-mit
Phonetic Transcription : ædˈmɪt


Definition of admitted

Origin :
  • late 14c., "let in," from Latin admittere "to allow to enter, let in, let come, give access," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + mittere "let go, send" (see mission). Sense of "to concede as valid or true" is first recorded early 15c. Related: Admitted; Admitting.
  • verb allow entry or use
  • verb confess, acknowledge
Example sentences :
  • He made his way to the house of Squire Paine, and, after a brief pause, was admitted.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • She had left it impulsively, she admitted, scarce knowing what she did.
  • Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
  • "He did seem rather cut up about the stables," Austin admitted.
  • Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
  • The constituencies; and into these constituencies had been admitted the Jews.
  • Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
  • But a sense in which God is "unknowable" to us has to be admitted.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • Admitted into our consciousness it starts its work of killing us.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • Still it must be admitted that if young Ried had gotten some new ideas, so also had she.
  • Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
  • It must be admitted that this frame is finished with great care.
  • Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 7, May 14, 1870 » by Various
  • "Oh, we had her right the first time," Cassidy admitted, complacently.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • "No, not yet," Mary admitted, without sign of embarrassment.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

Synonyms for admitted

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