| Main Entry: | witness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who observes an event |
Synonyms: |
attestant, attestor, beholder, bystander, corroborator, deponent, eyewitness, gawker, looker-on, observer, onlooker, proof, rubbernecker, signatory, signer, spectator, testifier, testimony, viewer, watcher |
Antonyms: |
participant |
| Main Entry: | witness |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | observe |
Synonyms: |
attend, be a witness, be on hand, be on the scene, be present, behold, eyeball, flash on, get a load of, look on, mark, note, notice, perceive, pick up on, pipe, read, see, sight, spot, spy, take in, view, watch |
Antonyms: |
participate |
| Main Entry: | witness |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | testify; authenticate |
Synonyms: |
affirm, announce, argue, attest, be a witness, bear out, bear witness, bespeak, betoken, certify, confirm, corroborate, countersign, depone, depose, endorse, give evidence, give testimony, indicate, say under oath, sign, stand for, subscribe, vouch for |
Antonyms: |
deny, refute |
| Main Entry: | affirm |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | declare the truth of something |
Synonyms: |
assert, asseverate, attest, aver, avouch, avow, certify, cinch, clinch, confirm, cross heart, declare, guarantee, have a lock on, ice*, insist, lock up, maintain, nail down, okay, predicate, profess, pronounce, put on ice, ratify, repeat, rubber-stamp, say so, set, state, swear, swear on bible, swear up and down, testify, vouch, witness |
Antonyms: |
deny, negate, nullify, veto |
| Main Entry: | apostle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | preacher; supporter |
Synonyms: |
advocate, champion, companion, converter, evangelist, follower, herald, messenger, missionary, pioneer, propagandist, proponent, proselytizer, witness |
| Main Entry: | argue |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | try to convince; present support |
Synonyms: |
appeal, assert, attest, claim, contend, controvert, defend, demonstrate, denote, display, elucidate, establish, evince, exhibit, explain, hold, imply, indicate, justify, maintain, manifest, persuade, plead, present, prevail upon, reason, show, suggest, talk into, testify, vindicate, warrant, witness |
Antonyms: |
agree, comply |
| Main Entry: | attest |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | affirm, vouch for |
Synonyms: |
adjure, announce, argue, assert, asservate, authenticate, aver, bear out, bear witness, certify, confirm, corroborate, countersign, declare, demonstrate, display, exhibit, give evidence, indicate, prove, ratify, seal, show, substantiate, support, sustain, swear, testify, uphold, verify, warrant, witness |
Antonyms: |
deny |
| Main Entry: | audience |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | group observing an entertainment or sporting event |
Synonyms: |
admirers, assemblage, assembly, congregation, crowd, devotees, fans, following, gallery, gathering, hearers, house, listeners, market, moviegoers, onlookers, patrons, playgoers, public, showgoers, spectators, theatergoers, turnout, viewers, witnesses |
| Main Entry: | behold |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | regard; look at |
Synonyms: |
catch, consider, contemplate, descry, discern, distinguish, earmark, eye, eyeball, feast one's eyes, flash*, lay eyes on, note, notice, observe, perceive, regard, scan, see, spot, spy, survey, view, watch, witness |
| Main Entry: | bystander |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who watches |
Synonyms: |
eyewitness, gaper, kibitzer, looker-on, observer, onlooker, passerby, spectator, viewer, watcher, witness |
Antonyms: |
participant |