What does confest mean?
Confest means (archaic or poetic) simple past and past participle of confess.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
(archaic or poetic) simple past and past participle of confess.
[…] I wish it may not displease others; for, I have confest there are many defects in it.
What though her face confest a darker shade?
Oh! bold Fighting Attie, the knowing, the natty, By us all it must sure be confest, Though your shoppers and snobbers are pretty good robbers, A soldier is always the best.
Use confest when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Confest means (archaic or poetic) simple past and past participle of confess.
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
[…] I wish it may not displease others; for, I have confest there are many defects in it.
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