Synonyms for admit
ædˈmɪtad·mit

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1. admit

   Agree is the most general term of this group, signifying to have like qualities, proportions, views, or inclinations, so as to be free from jar, conflict, or contradiction in a given relation. To concur is to agree in general; to coincide is to agree in every particular. Whether in application to persons or things, concur tends to expression in action more than coincide; we may either concur or coincide in an opinion, but concur in a decision; views coincide, causes concur. One accepts another's terms, complies with his wishes, admits his statement, approves his plan, conforms to his views of doctrine or duty, accedes or consents to his proposal. Accede expresses the more formal agreement, consent the more complete. To assent is an act of the understanding; to consent, of the will. We may concur or agree with others, either in opinion or decision. One may silently acquiesce in that which does not meet his views, but which he does not care to contest. He admits the charge brought, or the statement made, by another — admit always carrying a suggestion of reluctance. Assent is sometimes used for a mild form of consent, as if agreement in the opinion assured approval of the decision.

   Synonyms:
   accede, accept, accord, acquiesce, agree, approve, assent, coincide, combine, comply, concur, consent, harmonize

   Antonyms:
   contend, contradict, decline, demur, deny, differ, disagree, dispute, dissent, oppose, protest, refuse

   Preposition:
   I agree in opinion with the speaker; to the terms proposed; persons agree on or upon a statement of principles, rules, etc.; we must agree among ourselves.

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1. admit

   Synonyms:
   receive, pase, permit, accept, grant, concede, allow, acknowledge, confess, own, avow, suffer

   Antonyms:
   exclude, debar, disallow, reject, deny, discharge, dismiss, eject, extrude, repudiate, disavow, disown

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1. admit, acknowledgeverb

   declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of

   "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten"

   Synonyms:
   notice, allow in, intromit, let in, recognize, take on, hold, accommodate, know, include, recognise, receipt, take, allow, accept, acknowledge

   Antonyms:
   shut, shut out, refuse, turn down, deny, exclude, reject, turn away, keep out

2. admit, allow in, let in, intromitverb

   allow to enter; grant entry to

   "We cannot admit non-members into our club building"; "This pipe admits air"

   Synonyms:
   take, allow, acknowledge, accommodate, allow in, hold, include, take on, intromit, accept, let in

   Antonyms:
   deny, keep out, shut out, refuse, reject, turn down, shut, exclude, turn away

3. admit, let in, includeverb

   allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of

   "admit someone to the profession"; "She was admitted to the New Jersey Bar"

   Synonyms:
   take, allow, acknowledge, accommodate, allow in, hold, include, take on, intromit, accept, let in

   Antonyms:
   keep out, shut out, reject, turn away, turn down, shut, deny, exclude, refuse

4. accept, admit, take, take onverb

   admit into a group or community

   "accept students for graduate study"; "We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member"

   Synonyms:
   require, read, occupy, subscribe to, withdraw, lead, ingest, acknowledge, take on, carry, live with, assume, have, hold, choose, study, learn, fill, necessitate, take over, consume, allow in, drive, hire, consider, need, rent, pick out, swallow, contract, accommodate, deal, adopt, include, film, remove, demand, lease, let in, take aim, meet, take up, train, go for, strike, use up, select, take, engage, make, claim, get, get hold of, exact, take away, pack, call for, take in, bring, submit, convey, shoot, aim, allow, direct, charter, tackle, contain, bear, play, subscribe, encounter, involve, acquire, look at, postulate, consent, intromit, accept, guide, undertake, ask, conduct

   Antonyms:
   shut, refuse, exclude, turn down, deny, turn away, reject, keep out, shut out

5. admit, allowverb

   afford possibility

   "This problem admits of no solution"; "This short story allows of several different interpretations"

   Synonyms:
   provide, grant, set aside, intromit, earmark, let in, appropriate, take on, hold, let, allow for, include, give up, take into account, reserve, tolerate, countenance, permit, take, leave, allow, accept, accommodate, acknowledge, allow in

   Antonyms:
   turn away, exclude, shut out, reject, deny, refuse, turn down, shut, keep out

6. admitverb

   give access or entrance to

   "The French doors admit onto the yard"

   Synonyms:
   take, allow, acknowledge, accommodate, allow in, hold, include, take on, intromit, accept, let in

   Antonyms:
   shut out, shut, turn down, reject, keep out, exclude, turn away, deny, refuse

7. accommodate, hold, admitverb

   have room for; hold without crowding

   "This hotel can accommodate 250 guests"; "The theater admits 300 people"; "The auditorium can't hold more than 500 people"

   Synonyms:
   accommodate, harbor, book, allow, retain, moderate, view as, support, apply, hold back, harbour, defend, take hold, bind, carry, deem, allow in, hold up, arrest, let in, fit, take, have, concord, check, make, go for, take for, throw, defy, control, reconcile, keep, obligate, lodge, give, adjudge, entertain, nurse, oblige, curb, include, hold, conciliate, confine, have got, adapt, take on, restrain, accept, withstand, acknowledge, agree, hold in, intromit, halt, contain, concur, maintain, guard, keep back, sustain, prevail, reserve, obtain, declare, suit, bear

   Antonyms:
   turn away, deny, shut out, turn down, shut, reject, keep out, refuse, exclude

8. admitverb

   serve as a means of entrance

   "This ticket will admit one adult to the show"

   Synonyms:
   take, allow, acknowledge, accommodate, allow in, hold, include, take on, intromit, accept, let in

   Antonyms:
   exclude, turn away, turn down, shut out, shut, deny, refuse, reject, keep out

Matched Categories

1. • Declare
   • Serve
   • Take

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1. admitverb

   Synonyms:
   receive, grant entrance to, let in, take in, open the door to

2. admitverb

   Synonyms:
   concede, accept, grant, acknowledge, own, confess, take for granted, agree to, accede to, acquiesce in

3. admitverb

   Synonyms:
   permit, allow, bear, admit of, be capable of

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1. admitverb

   Synonyms:
   acknowledge, confess, concede, allow, permit

   Antonyms:
   repulse, reject, refuse

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "admit":

   recognise, acknowledge, confess, recognize, concede, accept, say, allow

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ADMIT

   Synonyms:
   Arterial Disease Multiple Intervention Trial

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1. Lindsey Vonn:

   I laid it all on the line. Thats all I wanted to do today, i have to admit I was a little bit nervous, probably the most nervous Ive ever been in my life. I wanted to finish strong so badly.

2. Maya Angelou:

   We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.

3. Jeb Bush:

   I'm informed by my faith in many things, and this is one of them. So I have to admit that I'm conflicted about this, but here's the deal, this happens in rare cases where the death penalty's given out and you meet family members that have lost a loved one and it's still in their heart. It's etched in their soul. And this is the way that they get closure? I get more comfortable with it, to be honest with you.

4. Michelle Carter:

   He did struggle, he did have depression, he did have social anxiety, and a lot of people do. A lot of boys do. A lot of people don't like to admit it when you have that, because you think it's a sign of weakness, so you don't like to share it. But it's okay. Mental illness needs to be further researched and treated, she told.

5. Peter Sellers:

   Some forms of reality are so horrible we refuse to face them, unless we are trapped into it by comedy. To label any subject unsuitable for comedy is to admit defeat.