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admit

/ədˈmɪt/verb2 syllables

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

Synonyms for admit20

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

let in, include, accept, take, take on

verb, as in admit into a group or community

accept, take, take on, let in, include

verb, as in afford possibility

allow, leave, allow for, provide

verb, as in have room for; hold without crowding

accommodate, hold, contain, take

verb, as in allow to enter; grant entry to

allow in, let in, intromit

verb, as in serve as a means of entrance

allow in, let in, intromit

verb, as in declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of

acknowledge

also used for admit

inlet, own up, confess, own, grant

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Opposites of admit

exclude, reject, deny

What does admit mean?8

verb

1

allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of“admit someone to the profession”

2

admit into a group or community“accept students for graduate study”

3

afford possibility“This problem admits of no solution”

4

have room for; hold without crowding“This hotel can accommodate 250 guests”

5

allow to enter; grant entry to“We cannot admit non-members into our club building”

6

serve as a means of entrance“This ticket will admit one adult to the show”

7

declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of“He admitted his errors”

8

give access or entrance to“The French doors admit onto the yard”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with admit?36

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All 36 rhymes for admit, grouped by syllable

Admit in a sentence

  • Although the government refuses to admit it, its economic policy is in ruins.CM
  • She knows she is wrong, it's just that she doesn't want to admit it.marcelostockle
  • So, you do admit that you've lied, right?estambulista
  • Even if he does something bad, he'll never admit it.CK
  • That wasn't so hard to admit, was it?Hybrid
  • I admit, my wording is a bit direct.paper1n0
  • Everyone does it, but no one wants to admit it.Hybrid
  • I must admit, your idea was way better than mine.AsaeP

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Forms of admit

as a verb

past tense
admitted
present participle
admitting
third-person singular
admits
past participle
admitted