| 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: | witnessed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | observed and attested |
Synonyms: |
alleged, authenticated, endorsed, substantiated, supported, sworn to, valid, validated, verified, vouched for |
| Main Entry: | witnessed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | legally signed by a third party |
Synonyms: |
certified, deposed, notarized, sealed, signed, warranted |
| 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: | 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: | 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: | certify |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | declare as true |
Synonyms: |
accredit, approve, ascertain, assure, attest, authenticate, authorize, aver, avow, commission, confirm, corroborate, endorse, guarantee, license, notify, okay, profess, reassure, rubber-stamp, sanction, show, state, swear, testify, validate, verify, vouch, witness |
Antonyms: |
contradict, counteract, deny, disavow, discredit, invalidate, reject, repudiate |
| Main Entry: | confirm |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ratify, validate, prove |
Synonyms: |
affirm, approve, attest, authenticate, back, bear out, bless, buy, certify, check, check out, circumstantiate, corroborate, debunk, double-check, endorse, establish, explain, give green light, give high sign, give stamp of approval, give the go-ahead, give the nod, justify, lap up, make good, make sure, okay, rubber-stamp, sanction, settle, sign, sign off on, size up, subscribe, substantiate, support, thumbs up, underpin, uphold, verify, vouch, warrant, witness |
| Notes: | corroborate is used in a narrower context, usually by way of providing support for testimony in a legal proceeding; confirm is to lend support to a much wider array of things |
Antonyms: |
annul, cancel, contradict, destroy, disprove, invalidate, oppose, veto, void |