Synonyms of eyewitnesses

eyewitnesses

noun

plural of eyewitness

as in witnesses

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

• witnesses
• observers
• bystanders
• spectators
• onlookers
• viewers
• spies
• watchers
• voyeurs
• peepers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of eyewitnesses

Although gang ties to Tupac’s killing had been suspected from the beginning, the search for the killer was long hampered by the refusal of potential eyewitnesses to testify. — Andy Rose, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026

The judge also barred him from contacting Langdon’s family, his female coworker or any eyewitnesses to the hit-and-run, per KOMO News. — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026

The family alleged that numerous eyewitnesses on two separate boats contradict the allegations but were never interviewed before charges were filed. — Sergio Candido, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026

The family spokesperson said eyewitnesses on two boats contradict the allegations — and weren’t interviewed before charges were filed. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2026

Decades in the making, Black Lions – Roman Wolves is a sweeping survey of Italy’s brutal colonial legacy in Ethiopia, told through a complex mix of archival footage and contemporary interviews with eyewitnesses. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 2 Aug. 2026

After Perez-Munoz was arrested and charged in August 2024, police and defense investigators had to try and track down eyewitnesses who live in homeless encampments and ramshackle cabins around Oakland. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 31 July 2026

Prior to the incident, an individual brandishing a knife outside the museum’s entrance was threatening pedestrians, prompting a bystander to place an emergency call to authorities, according to eyewitnesses and authorities. — Megan Fahrney, ABC News, 21 July 2026