Antonyms for admitting

Grammar : Verb

Spell : ad-mit

Phonetic Transcription : ædˈmɪt

Definition of admitting

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 :

Experts, however, while admitting Sandy's general genius, did not go so far as this.
Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr

Mortimer compromised by admitting that he had probably forgotten it.
Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser

I have no hesitation whatever in admitting that I have mine.
Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter

He longed to hear Hinde admitting that he had been mistaken in John's quality.
Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine

Roden led the way into the house, admitting himself with a latch-key.
Extract from : « Roden's Corner » by Henry Seton Merriman

Why, if you are so sure of it without my admitting it, why do you ask again?
Extract from : « In a Steamer Chair and Other Stories » by Robert Barr

Admitting, for the sake of argument, that she cared for him, what had he to offer?
Extract from : « One Day's Courtship » by Robert Barr

So, admitting Mudfog to be damp, we distinctly state that it is salubrious.
Extract from : « The Mudfog and Other Sketches » by Charles Dickens

With such a hole in her hull, the boat should have been admitting water and not air.
Extract from : « The Heads of Apex » by Francis Flagg

Admitting the existence of the soul, we know of no force which is able to put an end to her.
Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato

Synonyms for admitting

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