owning (up to)

verb

Definition of owning (up to)next
present participle of own (up to)
as in admitting
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 owning (up to)
  1. admitting
  2. acknowledging
  3. conceding
Verb
  • Pep Guardiola, the City manager, was magnanimous in admitting his side rode their luck during the early stages.
    — Roshane Thomas, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Paranoid schizophrenia read one admitting diagnosis, though most say Richard had bipolar disorder.
    — Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of admitting
Verb
  • The most effective well-being strategy, which also improves the bottom line, is building trust, showing care, being respectful, not judging, acknowledging, listening to understand, setting clear expectations and holding people accountable.
    — Forbes, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Processing emotions fully—by acknowledging them, exploring their roots and reframing the narrative—helps to close the mental loop.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of acknowledging
Verb
  • Though that sentence could also have stopped after four words, the statistics really are bad — conceding around one goal every 10 corners faced.
    — Jacob Whitehead, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
  • No top-flight side has shipped more in this period of a game, with Villa conceding early and late through repeatable scenarios.
    — Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of conceding
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“Owning (up to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/owning%20%28up%20to%29. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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