Confess and Cover

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Confess

Confess verb - To accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly.
Usage example: political prisoners, under threat of torture, forced to confess their guilt
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Cover is an antonym for confess.
Nearby Words: confession, confessor, confessional, confessedly, confessing

Cover

Cover verb - To serve as a replacement usually for a time only.
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Synonyms for Cover
Antonyms for Cover
Confess is an antonym for cover.
Nearby Words: covered, covering, coverage, coverlet
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Common collocations

part confess part cover part
hand confess hand cover hand
time confess time cover time
fact confess fact cover fact
Other words: world.
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