<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>To acknowledge or avow (a fault, crime, misdeed, weakness, etc.) by way of revelation.</li><li>Antonyms: conceal.</li><li>To own or admit as true: I must confess that I haven't read the book.</li><li>Synonyms: concede, grant.</li><li>Antonyms: deny.</li><li>To declare or acknowledge (one's sins), especially to God or a priest in order to obtain absolution.</li><li>(Of a priest) to hear the confession of (a person).</li><li>To acknowledge one's belief or faith in; declare adherence to.</li><li>To reveal by circumstances.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used without object)</strong></p><ul><li>To make confession plead guilty; own: to confess to a crime.</li><li>To make confession of sins, especially to a priest.</li><li>(Of a priest) to hear confession.</li></ul>