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CONFESSING Antonyms

There are 10 antonyms of the word confessing. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For CONFESSING

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concealing
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective

• covering or hiding

noun

• the activity of keeping something secret

disowning
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• refusal to acknowledge as one's own

withholding
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• the act of deducting from an employee's salary

• income tax withheld from employees' wages and paid directly to the government by the employer

• the act of holding back or keeping within your possession or control

denying
verbv
verb

• declare untrue; contradict

• refuse to accept or believe

• refuse to grant, as of a petition or request

• refuse to let have

• deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure

• deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit

• refuse to recognize or acknowledge

disavowing
verbv
verb

• refuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of; responsibility for, or association with

disclaiming
verbv
verb

• renounce a legal claim or title to

• make a disclaimer about

recanting
verbv
verb

• formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure

refusing
verbv
noun

• food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)

verb

• show unwillingness towards

• not accept as true

• elude, especially in a baffling way

• refuse to let have

• resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ

• refuse entrance or membership

renouncing
verbv
verb

• give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations

• leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily

• turn away from; give up

• cast off

retracting
verbv
verb

• formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure

• pull away from a source of disgust or fear

• use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)

• pull inward or towards a center

Alternatives for CONCEALING

Alternatives for DISOWNING

Alternatives for WITHHOLDING

Alternatives for DENYING

Alternatives for DISAVOWING

Alternatives for DISCLAIMING

Alternatives for RECANTING

Alternatives for REFUSING

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