Synonyms of documents

documents 1 of 2

noun

plural of document

1

as in forms

a piece of paper with information written or to be written on it

filled out the documents for a bank loan

Synonyms & Similar Words

• forms
• papers
• blanks
• sheets
• instruments
• filings
• writs

2

as in certificates

a written or printed paper giving information about or proof of something

have your documents ready as you approach the border

Synonyms & Similar Words

• certificates
• certifications
• diplomas
• instruments
• records
• credentials
• warrants
• parchments
• vouchers
• coupons
• writs
• warranties

documents

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of document

as in proves

to show the existence or truth of by evidence

he tried in vain to document a link between ancient civilizations and extraterrestrials

Synonyms & Similar Words

• proves
• establishes
• demonstrates
• validates
• records
• confirms
• substantiates
• verifies
• identifies
• witnesses
• evidences
• corroborates
• supports
• buttresses
• certifies
• adduces
• backs (up)
• attests
• testifies
• circumstantiates
• vouches
• authenticates
• upholds
• evinces
• sustains
• nails
• clinches
• confesses
• deposes
• settles

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• objects
• refutes
• challenges
• disputes
• disproves
• alleges
• suspects
• rebuts
• assumes
• presumes
• guesses
• surmises
• conjectures

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of documents

Noun

Video recordings and documents detail how investigators pursued the case, and the possibility of abuse, for months but failed to identify a perpetrator. — Amy Brittain, Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2026

Earlier this year, tech journalism site 404 Media reported on internal documents that showed Bus Patrol allegedly working on a plan to turn its thousands of cameras into an Automatic License Plate Reader network for law enforcement. — Tory Wegerski, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

According to court documents, Berezovska asked the gas station staff to call her a taxi, then showed the driver a GPS location along the highway to Kyiv. — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026

Liaw’s trial was postponed following the grand jury subpoena reveal, which Liaw’s attorney argued could produce documents material to his defense. — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026

And much of the film unfolds as text displayed on the screen, with Béatrice (Anne-Laure Sellier) poring over decades of historical documents that the filmmakers translate for us. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2026

Abbott had been in the process of asking the Missouri Supreme Court to take up the case when the settlement was announced in court documents Wednesday. — Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026

Court documents report the Christian was the father of McKnight’s child. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 20 Aug. 2026

The project was officially registered with Texas regulators on July 31, according to documents detailing the project. — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2026

Verb

Debuting on December 12, 2025 on Disney+, the feature documents the last concert on the extensive tour, during which Swift performed songs from almost all of her albums ever released. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2026

Projects on the high injury network, which documents areas where serious collisions happen most frequently, are eligible for a separate pot of funding under Vision Zero. — Charlotte Observer, 21 Aug. 2026

The study also documents how hypersonic projectile strikes force diamond to turn into graphite in millionths of a second, a rapid phase change that absorbs kinetic energy. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2026

The man who would later become a three-time Oscar winner documents his boyhood efforts to create films using an 8mm camera. — Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

The institution's permanent collection of more than eight million works, which documents the story of human culture from well before Classical Antiquity to the present day, is also among the largest in existence. — Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2026

Research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association documents an 89% reduction in heart attack deaths since 1970. — Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026

The report documents allegations of professors and teaching assistants injecting anti-Israel activism into coursework, even going so far as to offer extra credit for attending anti-Israel events. — Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Harry is at the center of Netflix’s latest reality dating series, Let’s Marry Harry, which documents his Bachelor-style journey to find his wife. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 12 Aug. 2026