Own up and Suppress

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Own up verb - To make an acknowledgment of something unpleasant as true or valid.

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Suppress is an antonym for own up in topics: admit, confess.

Suppress verb - To keep from being publicly known.

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Own up is an antonym for suppress.

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Suppress and Own up. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/own_up/suppress

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