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Common collocations with admit in American Collocation

admit verb

US /ədˈmɪt/

clearly and willingly

candidly
cheerfully
frankly
freely
happily
openly
readily

I admitted quite frankly that I did not know much about the case.

not willingly

grudgingly
reluctantly

In the end he had to grudgingly admit defeat.

publicly/not publicly

privately
publicly

She privately admitted she had been mistaken.

not directly

tacitly

The government has tacitly admitted that the official unemployment figures are misleading.

defeat
existence
ignorance
possibility
truth

He cannot bring himself to admit the truth.