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admitting

/ədˈmɪtɪŋ/verb3 syllables

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

Synonyms for admitting16

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

admit, let in, include, accept, take, take on

verb, as in admit into a group or community

accept, admit, take, take on, let in, include

verb, as in afford possibility

admit, allow, leave, allow for, provide

verb, as in have room for; hold without crowding

accommodate, hold, admit, contain, take

verb, as in allow to enter; grant entry to

admit, allow in, let in, intromit

verb, as in serve as a means of entrance

admit, allow in, let in, intromit

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

admit, acknowledge

verb, as in give access or entrance to

admit

Opposites of admitting

exclude, reject, deny

What does admitting 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 admitting?14

three syllables

committingsubmittingpermittingtransmittingemitting
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Admitting in a sentence

  • During the colonial period, the place was rather exclusionary, admitting only foreign residents.pip
  • Timotea has no problem admitting that she was wrong.frpzzd
  • There is no shame in admitting one's faults.Scott
  • Admitting there is a problem is the first step to fixing the problem.CK
  • Admitting there is a problem is the first step to solving the problem.CK
  • Admitting you have a problem is the first step.CK
  • The first step toward recovery is admitting that you have a problem.Hybrid
  • You don't have to be ashamed of admitting it.ajje

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