Admit and Hear

Admit

Admit verb - To accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly.

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Hear and admit are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hear" instead a verb "Admit".

Hear verb - To come to an awareness of.

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Admit and hear are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Admit" instead a verb "Hear".

Nearby Words: heart, hearing, heard, hearer

part	admit part	hear part
name	admit name	hear name
time	admit time	hear time
way	admit way	hear way
Other words: story, shot, song, times.

He was so desperate to hear her admit that she was wrong about something that he didn't care that she was actually right.

Source: Gaslighting
Zhivago: It would give me satisfaction to hear you admit it.

Source: Film / Doctor Zhivago
Since Shana is possibly the biggest tsundere of all time, she doesn't admit it until the final episode and Yuji doesn't hear it, so the writers get to keep running with this trope well into season 2!

Source: Bodyguard Crush

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Hear or Admit. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/admit/hear.

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