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

Police who investigated Bernadette’s lethal fall found no eyewitnesses other than her husband. — Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026

However, following a series of Miami Herald articles detailing flaws in the investigation, including police not following up with key eyewitnesses, the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office reexamined the case and charged Pino with felony vessel homicide in October 2024. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 23 June 2026

Directed by Hong Kong’s Frankie Tam, the film draws on Hong Kong’s first murder case solved entirely through forensic evidence and without eyewitness testimony. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 June 2026

In May, after the court ruled in the Stettiner estate’s favor, the Nahmads filed a motion for the case to be reconsidered, continuing to argue that the work had been misidentified and this time offering to provide fresh eyewitness testimony in the case. — News Desk, Artforum, 18 June 2026