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

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

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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How to use admit in a sentence?

1. Eileen Pollack:

   If it's your professor or employer, I guess you want to be smart, but not if there is a guy in the room. In America, nobody's boyfriend wants them to be smarter than he is, and no one wants to admit it.

2. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton:

   While Texans are compassionate to our core, and take in more refugees than any other state, significant security concerns have been raised about President Obama's plans to admit 10,000 Syrian refugees this fiscal year, nationwide, the federal government's stated inability to run effective background checks on these refugees, entering the United States from one of the world's most potent hotbeds of terrorism, puts all Texans at risk.

3. Bill Wehrum:

   I'm trying to figure that out. I'll admit I did not come to the agency as a climate change expert ... I'll admit, there is a lot I don't understand about climate change.

4. Brian Taylor:

   The misconception is that these declining admit rates and these increased application pools mean that it's harder and harder to get into these schools each year, it's simply not true : The fact is these colleges are just getting better and better at getting students to apply.

5. Donald Trump:

   I have people that are so nasty, so mean, so horrible, nobody in Iowa will want to have dinner with them, it's true. They're horrible human beings, I admit it.