OWN (UP TO) Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

own (up to)

verb

Definition of own (up to)

as in to confess

to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly owned up to damaging the car

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When his young son is ostensibly abducted for ransom on Halloween night, Mark must confess his financial ruin to his therapist wife, Abigail (Washington), who has actually been having an ongoing affair with a coworker.

— Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026
Sounds like a good job for a ghost, driving guilty parties to confess.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of confess

Verb

The first of the 12 steps is admitting that your relationship with your vice has become unmanageable.

— Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Smith was transported to the jail by the deputies, but the jail medical staff would not admit him due to the injury, the suit alleges.

— Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of admit

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Hollywood executives at a panel featuring UTA, Gold House, Lionsgate and HYBE saw an opening for Asian talent and stories rooted in specific cultures, while conceding that getting projects funded is still a struggle.

— Ophélie Surcouf, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
Yet there are few examples in history of adversaries conceding to maximalist demands in the face of punitive bombing campaigns alone—even by the world’s greatest air force.

— Justin Bronk, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of concede

Verb

But all five nations also maintain significant commercial and diplomatic links with Russia and, to varying extents, China and Iran, a fact that Rubio acknowledged.

— Reuters, NBC news, 20 Oct. 2026
So many people make a deal with the devil, compromising their principles, and are not able to acknowledge it to others or to themselves.

— Bob Woodward, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

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