Confession and Understanding

Confession

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

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Understanding and confession are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Understanding" instead a noun "Confession".

Understanding noun - An arrangement about action to be taken.

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Confession and understanding are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Confession" instead a noun "Understanding".

emotional	emotional confession	emotional understanding
good	good confession	good understanding
full	full confession	full understanding
proper	proper confession	proper understanding
Other adjectives: actual, entire, real, little, new, unspoken, mutual, greater, sudden, magical.

He knows exactly how to push people's buttons, and has manipulated many a criminal into a confession through his understanding of their psychology.

Source: Guile Hero
We know that Dick's had several relationships during that five year gap (one starting exactly 31 days after that confession) and they're not explicitly a couple, because Dick, at nineteen, isn't ready to settle down and Barbara knows it, but there is an understanding that they love each other.

Source: Childhood Friend Romance

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