Synonyms for admit
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : ad-mit |
| Phonetic Transcription : ædˈmɪt |
Top 10 synonyms for admit Other synonyms for the word admit
- accord
- acquiesce
- adopt
- avow
- bare
- be big on
- bless
- bring to light
- buy
- communicate
- concur
- confide
- consent
- cop a plea
- credit
- divulge
- entertain
- enumerate
- expose
- give access
- give the nod
- give thumbs up
- go into details
- grant
- harbor
- house
- indicate
- initiate
- introduce
- let
- let in
- let on
- lodge
- make known
- narrate
- number
- okay
- open up
- own
- own up
- permit
- proclaim
- profess
- receive
- recite
- recognize
- relate
- reveal
- shelter
- sign
- sign off on
- spill
- subscribe to
- suffer
- take
- take in
- talk
- tell
- tolerate
- uncover
- unveil
- yield
Définition of admit
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
- Of this, there is an impression on my mind too strong to admit of doubt.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- He was forced to admit that the girl still had power to trouble him.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- But let it—if it must be Lovelace or Solmes, the choice cannot admit of debate.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- Wretched Man, who is shameless enough to admit that he likes it.
- Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 6, May 7, 1870 » by Various
- His justification would then be too conclusive to admit of question.
- Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 7, May 14, 1870 » by Various
- I will go further, and admit that the brass plates may not all be frauds.
- Extract from : « A Treatise on Parents and Children » by George Bernard Shaw
- I do not admit it even at that, just as I do not admit that if the sky fell we should all catch larks.
- Extract from : « A Treatise on Parents and Children » by George Bernard Shaw
- Even the most jealous of that most jealous of professions, surgery, had to admit that he got results.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- But when he speaks "truth" of Caesar he has to admit Caesar's goodness.
- Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
- Every one must admit, I think, that what Tolstoi has said of the hypothesis of the play is justified.
- Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
Antonyms for admit
- abstain
- argue
- conceal
- confute
- contradict
- cover
- debar
- decline
- deny
- differ
- disagree
- disallow
- disapprove
- dismiss
- disown
- dispute
- disregard
- dissent
- eject
- erase
- exclude
- expel
- gainsay
- give
- hide
- ignore
- invalidate
- keep
- listen
- misunderstand
- object
- offer
- oppose
- oust
- prevent
- protest
- refuse
- reject
- repel
- repudiate
- secrete
- sell
- shut
- stop
- suppress
- turn away
- veto
- withhold
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