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

There were no eyewitnesses to Htoo’s killing, and the case went unsolved for several years. — Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2026

However, eyewitnesses say there was also a fourth person, the driver, according to officials. — ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

Local residents were among the first people to reach the scene, and rescue workers arrived within minutes, eyewitnesses said. — Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026

Detroit police detectives walked the east side of Detroit Wednesday afternoon, looking for more evidence and eyewitnesses. — Veronica Ortega, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

The incident Monday afternoon sparked horrified reactions on social media as eyewitnesses shared their experiences online. — Taylor Croft, AJC.com, 13 Oct. 2026

His client, Nolan O’Neal, had been a 20-year-old high school student when he was arrested for murder by Chester police, who had four eyewitnesses identifying him. — Samantha Melamed, ProPublica, 13 Oct. 2026

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

According to the Center for Justice and Accountability, jurors heard from the Urán daughters, eyewitnesses, experts and Plazas Vega himself. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026