| Owns |
| Swears |
| Claims |
| Admits |
| States |
| Asserts |
| Affirms |
| Says so |
| Attests |
| Pledges |
| Avouches |
| Concedes |
| Promises |
| Declares |
| Professes |
| Confesses |
| Owns up to |
| Swears (to) |
| Says openly |
| Acknowledges |
| Admits freely |
| States boldly |
| Boldly states |
| States openly |
| Asserts openly |
| Is frank about |
| States bluntly |
| States frankly |
| Admits bluntly |
| Admits frankly |
| States candidly |
| Affirms as true |
| Openly declares |
| Declares openly |
| Confesses openly |
| Says for certain |
| States assuredly |
| Openly confesses |
| Declares frankly |
| Declares solemnly |
| States unashamedly |
| Acknowledges openly |
| In a way, professes |
| Says with conviction |
| States for the record |
| Declares without shame |
| Says with a hand in the air, perhaps |