confess

verb

Admit that one has committed a crime or done something wrong.

SYNONYMS

acknowledgeadmitavowbe completely honestblow the lid offblurt outbring into the openbring to lightcome cleancoughdeclaredisclosediscoverdivulgefess upget something off one's chestlet onlet the cat out of the bagmake a clean breast of itmake knownmake publicown upown up toplead guiltyprofessrevealspill the beanstell alltell all abouttell the truthunbosom oneself