Synonyms of testified

testified

verb

past tense of testify

as in swore

to make a solemn declaration under oath for the purpose of establishing a fact

several witnesses testified that they had seen the accused in the vicinity of the crime scene

Synonyms & Similar Words

• swore
• attested
• witnessed
• verified
• deposed
• bore witness
• promised
• vowed
• vouched

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of testified

None of the brothers testified during the first phase of the trial, but each spoke Tuesday before they were sentenced. — Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2026

In May, Maher testified before Congress at a special Senate committee on aging. — Kat McGowan, NPR, 28 Oct. 2026

Witt, who conceded that the sequence of events was unusual, further testified that the office received regular check-ins from FBI leadership on the status of their probe. — ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026

Schori testified in that trial; his testimony proved crucial to helping convict Drew Peterson of first-degree murder. — Megan De Mar, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

Clayburn further testified that Gonzalez and her family routinely disparaged Avery in front of his daughter. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2026

Aaron Rausch, chief of budget and school funding at the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce, testified that if the voucher money were no longer going to private schools, the state could direct it back to public schools. — Bilin Lin, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026

There was also a time when leadership halted, then resumed, downloading torrents sourced from Anna’s Archive, another staffer testified. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 20 Oct. 2026

Vaccaro Hill testified during the trial that Hill shoved her to the ground, twisted her breasts, pulled her hair and threatened her. — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026