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witness

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of witness

1 to declare (something) to be true or genuine
  • a notary public witnessing wills and other important documents
Synonyms of witness

attest, authenticate, avouch, certify, testify (to), vouch (for)
Words Related to witness

guarantee, warrant

affirm, assert, aver, avow, profess, vow
2 to make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes
  • witnessed the crime
Synonyms of witness

behold, catch, descry, discern, distinguish, espy, eye, look (at), note, notice, observe, perceive, regard, remark, see, sight, spot, spy, view
Words Related to witness

identify, make out, pick out, pick up

attend (to), consider, heed, mark, mind

study, watch

examine, inspect, scan, scrutinize, survey

glance (at), glimpse, peer (at)
Phrases Synonymous with witness

get a load of [slang], lay eyes on, set eyes on
Near Antonyms of witness

disregard, ignore, neglect, overpass, pass over

miss, overlook
3 to make a solemn declaration under oath for the purpose of establishing a fact
  • I witnessed to the fact that I had seen them together that night
Synonyms of witness

attest, depose, swear, testify
Words Related to witness

verify

vouch

promise, vow
Phrases Synonymous with witness

bear witness
4 to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it
  • war changes anyone who has ever witnessed it first hand
Synonyms of witness

endure, experience, feel, have, know, pass, see, suffer, sustain, taste, undergo
Words Related to witness

encounter, meet

accept, receive

assimilate, digest
Phrases Synonymous with witness

go through

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