Admit
Admit verb - To accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly.
Protest
Protest verb - To state as a fact usually forcefully.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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As they protest, he asks a question to which they won't admit the answer to, which he exposes thereafter.
Source: Armor-Piercing Question -
In the film version of RENT, snow falls as Mimi and Roger stand outside the cafe after Maureen's protest and finally admit they could have a real relationship together.
Source: Snow Means Love -
A picture doing the rounds on Twitter shows a respectable middle-class man at a UK protest with a sign that read "I must admit, I too am not overly fond of the present government."
Source: Waving Signs Around
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Protest and Admit. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/admit/protest
Admit & Protest. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/admit/protest>.
Protest or Admit. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/admit/protest.
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