Antonyms for witnesses
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : wit-nis |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈwɪt nɪs |
Definition of witnesses
Origin :- Old English witnes "attestation of fact, event, etc., from personal knowledge;" also "one who so testifies;" originally "knowledge, wit," formed from wit (n.) + -ness. Christian use (late 14c.) is as a literal translation of Greek martys (see martyr). Witness stand is recorded from 1853.
- noun person who observes an event
- verb observe
- verb testify; authenticate
- God knows what that young imp wouldn't swear if a fellow had no witnesses.
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
- Dr. Lavendar explained that they were to be witnesses, and the boys took off their hats.
- Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
- And of this you are to be the sole judge, though there were fifty witnesses to the contrary.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- Look now, beneath us walk a couple who do not guess that we are the witnesses of their vows.'
- Extract from : « Fair Margaret » by H. Rider Haggard
- She named two witnesses of her marriage—one dead, the other could not be heard of.
- Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- You might often believe in supernatural occurrences if it were not for the witnesses.
- Extract from : « Questionable Shapes » by William Dean Howells
- I had a suit some years ago at Paris, for which English witnesses were necessary.
- Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- There were three witnesses—presence of mind was his great attribute.
- Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- "I was not going to leave them to Ketch for witnesses," said he.
- Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
- It was already four o'clock when the evidence of the witnesses came to an end.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
Synonyms for witnesses
- affirm
- announce
- argue
- attend
- attest
- attestant
- attestor
- be a witness
- be on hand
- be on the scene
- be present
- bear out
- bear witness
- behold
- beholder
- bespeak
- betoken
- bystander
- certify
- confirm
- corroborate
- corroborator
- countersign
- depone
- deponent
- depose
- endorse
- eyeball
- eyewitness
- flash on
- gawker
- get a load of
- give evidence
- give testimony
- indicate
- look on
- looker-on
- mark
- note
- notice
- observer
- onlooker
- perceive
- pick up on
- pipe
- proof
- read
- rubbernecker
- say under oath
- see
- sight
- sign
- signatory
- signer
- spectator
- spot
- spy
- stand for
- subscribe
- take in
- testifier
- testimony
- view
- viewer
- vouch for
- watch
- watcher
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