fess (up) (Meaning)

fess (up)

to admit that one has done something wrong

After days of denial, the culprit finally fessed up to the crime.
It took a lot of persuasion, but my friend eventually fessed up about their secret crush.
The politician refused to fess up to the bribes he had accepted.
The child's innocent eyes made it difficult to believe that they had fessed up to breaking the vase.
The witness hesitated before fessing up to seeing the suspect at the scene.
The suspect had a poker face until the evidence was presented, at which point they fessed up.
The liar couldn't keep their story straight, so they eventually fessed up to the truth.
The employee fessed up to the mistake they had made, hoping for leniency.
The principal demanded that the student fess up to the prank they had pulled.
The doctor urged the patient to fess up about any symptoms they were experiencing.

to admit that one has done something wrong

acknowledge,admit, concede, confess, announce, recognize,agree, reveal, own (up to), come clean (about)

deny, cover (up), contradict, negate,negative, disallow, rebut, disclaim, conceal, refute

After days of denial, the culprit finally fessed up to the crime.

It took a lot of persuasion, but my friend eventually fessed up about their secret crush.

The politician refused to fess up to the bribes he had accepted.

The child's innocent eyes made it difficult to believe that they had fessed up to breaking the vase.