Synonyms for admit
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Acknowledge — to concede as true; to acknowledge or assent to, as an allegation which it is impossible to deny (+ to)
acknowledge, confess, accept, allow, concede, take, agree, own, recognize UK US, recognise UK, take in, take on, avow, grant, leave, tolerate, own up, suffer, allow for, pass, permit, receive, consent
3. Inlet — to allow (someone) to enter a profession or to enjoy a privilege; to recognize as qualified for a franchise
4. Hold
Definitions
- v. 1
To allow (someone) to enter a profession or to enjoy a privilege; to recognize as qualified for a franchise.
The prisoner was admitted to bail.
- v. 2
To concede as true; to acknowledge or assent to, as an allegation which it is impossible to deny (+ to).
the argument or fact is admitted
- v. 3
To allow to enter; to grant entrance (to), whether into a place, into the mind, or into consideration.
They were admitted into his house.
- v. 4
To be capable of; to permit. In this sense, "of" may be used after the verb, or may be omitted.
The words do not admit such a construction.
Related words
- Word family
- admittable admittance admittedly admissible admission
Forms
- Past participle
- admitted
e.g. admitted → acknowledged, confessed, accepted, allowed…
Choose the right word
He admits the charge brought, or the statement made, by another--admit always carrying a suggestion of reluctance.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- accept We are sorry we are unable to accept your request.
- acknowledge Could you please acknowledge receipt of this note?
- confess They made him confess to a crime he didn't commit.
- concede They concede most of their goals from set pieces.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| admit | steady | |
| accept | steady | |
| acknowledge | rising | |
| confess | rising | |
| concede | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- own1
- 4 letters
- take1, hold1, pass1, avow2
- 5 letters
- leave1, allow2, agree2, grant1, inlet2
- 6 letters
- accept2, suffer2, permit2
- 7 letters
- include2, receive2, contain2, consent2, confess2, concede2
- 8 letters
- tolerate3, intromit
- 9 letters
- recognize3, recognise3
- 11 letters
- acknowledge3, accommodate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (avow2 = 2 syllables).