Synonyms of eyewitness

eyewitness

noun

as in witness

a person who sees something happen and is able to describe it

The police are hoping to locate an eyewitness to the shooting.

Related Words

• witness
• observer
• spectator
• bystander
• onlooker
• viewer
• watcher
• spy
• voyeur
• peeper

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of eyewitness

Meanwhile decades of research shows that memories can easily be warped each time they’re recalled—a truth that suggests eyewitness accounts should be taken with enormous grains of salt. — Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026

After the dust cleared, the Patriots fan was in handcuffs and eyewitnesses were alleging that this was all over the Pats fan trying to sit in the wrong seat. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2026

The details remain unproveable, and reports of the event vary, even from the few eyewitnesses, but the legend has remained. — Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2026

The people in the video matched the descriptions eyewitnesses to the shooting, many of whom were school students, gave to Louisville police, Skaggs said. — Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Sep. 2026