fessed
Came clean informally
Fessed is the past tense of fess, a casual shortening of confess.
It appears almost exclusively in the phrase fessed up, meaning to admit to something, especially something embarrassing or wrong: He finally fessed up to eating the last slice of cake.
The standalone fessed without "up" is rare.
Confessed or granted entry
- disclosedMade previously hidden known
- revealedMade visible or known
- divulgedRevealed secret information
- unburdenedFreed from a load
owned up · came clean · spilled · acknowledged · declared · conceded · avowed · opened up
Guilt for wrongdoing
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- contritionRemorseful state over misdeeds
- regretSorrow over past actions
- culpabilityDeserving blame for wrongdoing
penitence · conscience · self-reproach · repentance · compunction · sorrow · wrongdoing · blame
Freed from a load
- liberatedReleased from confinement
- freedReleased from confinement
- lightenedMade less heavy
- releasedSet free from confinement
eased · exhale · cleared · peace · solace · catharsis · cleansed · absolution
Accurate and sincere
- candidHonest and direct
- forthrightDirectly honest in manner
- transparentAllowing light through
- sincereGenuinely felt, not feigned
frank · honest · direct · straightforward · trustworthy · integrity · openness · genuine
admitted
Confessed or granted entry
- disclosedMade previously hidden known
- revealedMade visible or known
- divulgedRevealed secret information
unburdened · owned up · came clean · spilled · acknowledged · declared · conceded · avowed · opened up · leveled
remorse
Guilt for wrongdoing
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- contritionRemorseful state over misdeeds
- regretSorrow over past actions
culpability · penitence · conscience · self-reproach · repentance · compunction · sorrow · wrongdoing · blame · fault
unburdened
Freed from a load
released · eased · exhale · cleared · peace · solace · catharsis · cleansed · absolution · closure
truthful
Accurate and sincere
- candidHonest and direct
- forthrightDirectly honest in manner
- transparentAllowing light through
sincere · frank · honest · direct · straightforward · trustworthy · integrity · openness · genuine · upfront
fesseddenied
Refused or disavowed
concealed · hid · covered up · withheld · suppressed
fessedlied
Told a falsehood
deceived · dissembled · prevaricated · fibbed · misled
fesseddenied
Refused or disavowed
lied · disavowed · disclaimed · repudiated · stonewalled
- fessed upAdmitted guilt openly
- fesses upAdmits wrongdoing openly
- fessing upAdmitting guilt or truth
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