admitted

American  

[ad-mit-id] / ædˈmɪt ɪd /

adjective

1. allowed to enter; granted entrance or entry.

   Whether you’re a newly admitted freshman or a current student, we wish you a positive, rewarding experience at Brooks College.

   When the camera’s shutter is opened, the admitted light prints the image of the negative on the unexposed film.

2. registered as an inpatient in a hospital.

   Observation patients have higher out-of-pocket costs than admitted patients while in the hospital, including exorbitant charges for many drugs.

3. acknowledged; confessed.

   The previous manager was an admitted alcoholic and was let go.

4. (of an argument, evidence, fact, etc.) allowed or accepted as valid and relevant.

   Before deliberations begin, the attorneys should review the list of offered and admitted evidence and jointly agree on it.

5. permitted to exercise a certain function or privilege.

   She is an admitted lawyer and a Ph.D. candidate in law at the University of New South Wales.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of admit.

Other Word Forms

• half-admitted adjective
• half-admittedly adverb
• nonadmitted adjective
• nonadmittedly adverb
• unadmitted adjective
• unadmittedly adverb
• well-admitted adjective

Etymology

Origin of admitted

First recorded in 1535–45; admit ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. ) for the adjective senses; admit ( def. ) + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the verb sense

Example Sentences

Yes, it’s an imperfect metric, she admitted, but “the thing that matters for your company is: is my employee becoming insanely AI-pilled? And that requires getting them on this tokenmaxxing mindset.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Ardestani, the Beverly Hills attorney, admitted that she was not forthcoming regarding her use of nonexistent and erroneous citations in filings for a wage-and-hour class-action complaint filed in federal court in Sacramento in March 2025.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

Kevin Miller, 71, of King's Lynn, Norfolk, had admitted causing death by careless or inconsiderate driving.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

“I didn’t know what the statement was,” the president admitted to the New York Times, “but I knew she was going to make a statement.”

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026

“And people are using it or they would have admitted it. All right. We’ll set a guard around the house till they’ve turned to mummies.”

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Related Words

• accepted
• acknowledged
• common
• established
• familiar
• noted
• notorious
• obvious
• recognized
• well-known