owned (up to)

verb

Definition of owned (up to)next
past tense of own (up to)
as in admitted
to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly owned up to damaging the car

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for owned (up to)
  1. admitted
  2. confessed
  3. conceded
  4. acknowledged
Verb
  • Don’t perpetuate theories as to why someone was admitted and your kid was deferred.
    Brennan Barnard, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Osaka admitted that helped her cause.
    Manasi Pathak, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of admitted
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  • Earlier this year, Pierson also posthumously exonerated Connie Dahl, who falsely confessed to helping Davis carry out the crime, pleaded guilty to manslaughter and died in 2014 after helping to convict Davis.
    Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Another man confessed to the crime after the innocent man had been put to death.
    Dan Austin, Detroit Free Press, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of confessed
Verb
  • Leicester, who have kept just one clean sheet this season, have conceded 37 goals in 17 league games at an average of over two goals a game, with seven goals conceded without reply in the last two fixtures alone.
    Rob Tanner, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Not too long before, Ajax had lost 4-0 at home to rivals Feyenoord — managed by Arne Slot — then conceded five away to PSV.
    Michael Walker, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of conceded
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  • The front office and coaching staff have acknowledged back to training camp this team’s need for a true stretch center, something Curry has never really had.
    Marcus Thompson II, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Hill acknowledged in a release that Johnson's ascent to the speakership was atypical; the Louisianan took the gavel in October 2023 after a group of House Republicans ousted Kevin McCarthy from the position.
    DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS, arkansasonline.com, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of acknowledged
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“Owned (up to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/owned%20%28up%20to%29. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.

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