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

Multiple eyewitnesses identified him to police and he was arrested, the prosecutor said, adding that Tyghter was implicated in CCTV footage. — Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026

Security measures have been significantly increased in recent days at the air base, according to an eyewitness quoted by the Reuters news agency, who said there had been more roadblocks and armed police preventing access. — Duarte Dias, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026

The state argued that powerful circumstantial evidence – the timeline of Allen’s walk near the bridge, eyewitness statements and Allen’s own words to the police – also implicate him in the murders. — Jen Guadarrama, IndyStar, 21 Sep. 2026

With no eyewitness or traces of blood connecting her to the crime, the prosecution’s case relied solely on circumstantial evidence. — Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026