ADMISSION Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

admission

noun

əd-ˈmi-shən

Definition of admission

as in confession

an open declaration of something (as a fault or the commission of an offense) about oneself by her own admission, her cooking is not the greatest

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as in access

the means or right of entering or participating in no admission unless accompanied by an adult

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Recent Examples of admission On August 27, two men paid for admission to the Museum of Applied Arts (MAK) in Vienna, before stealing a 200-carat platinum and diamond necklace. — News Desk, Artforum, 28 Aug. 2026 Today, as criminal justice reforms drive down prison admissions in some areas, immigration detention is filling prison and jail cells that would otherwise be empty. — Ella Siegrist, The Conversation, 28 Aug. 2026 The government’s civil rights investigations into diversity, equity and inclusion admissions at medical schools also hinder recruitment of new students. — Marj Halperin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026 Sometimes, love in a hopeless place is worth the price of admission. — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for admission

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Noun

The move wasn't initially made public, but sources familiar with its contents told the newspaper that Schrama had axed Mohammed’s confessions from the case in the ruling.

— Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Initially, Tenon confessed to being the gunman, but withdrew his confession and pleaded not guilty in February 2026.

— Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of confession

Noun

Before last season, Aitken penned an open letter to the Angels, pleading for a better partnership, a name change, and more access to inspect the stadium.

— Sam Blum, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
That could give small nuclear systems access to decades of engineering investment from industries that manufacture at vastly greater scale.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of access

Noun

Despite Bret’s passionate insistence that his classmate is a serial killer, Croft tells him Robert is a good kid from a good family and sends him back to class.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
The right-wing theological website Protestia has attacked Hamilton for not heeding Paul’s insistence that women stay silent in church.

— Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of insistence

Noun

Shopping malls across the country are roping off parking spaces closest to main entrances and food courts to make a few extra bucks.

— Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
Officers met with representatives of Lamb, who identified an apparent entrance and exit point as a broken window on the side of the house.

— Devon Henderson, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of entrance

Noun

Nolan’s parents, Christine and Elmore Wonsley, were in the stands at Ocean Springs Thursday to support their two younger sons, but there was no public mention or acknowledgment of the two-time All-Region wide receiver during his high school career.

— Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
Just a look and an acknowledgement and an honor and respect and a love.

— Jeff Spry, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of acknowledgment

Noun

What’s important is not whether Canada’s accession is realistic or not, but that the conversation is happening at all.

— Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2026
Following the 2024 Georgian parliamentary elections, Georgian Dream suspended its accession talks with the EU.

— Mark Temnycky, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of accession

Noun

One of the rentable rooms is the bank vault, which still has its six-ton door and reinforced concrete walls.

— Jolene Almendarez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Aug. 2026
But for the rest of the year, Rice simply lived there, working in an office off an 800-square-foot primary suite and taking dips in the pool or the ocean outside his door.

— Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 28 Aug. 2026

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