Confession and Refusal

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Confession noun - An open declaration of something (as a fault or the commission of an offense) about oneself.

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Refusal is an antonym for confession in admittance of information topic.

Refusal noun - An unwillingness to grant something asked for.

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Confession is an antonym for refusal.

Nearby Words: refuse, refused, refusing, refuser

initial	initial confession	initial refusal
proper	proper confession	proper refusal
abrupt	abrupt confession	abrupt refusal
simple	simple confession	simple refusal
Other adjectives: outright, earlier, previous, sudden.

According to Word of God his refusal to hold her actions against her is the closest the Doctor will get to a Love Confession.

Source: Recap / Doctor Who S34 E11 "Dark Water"

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