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

Palacios testified that Désir, along with Ashkard Pierre, another close associate of Sanon, took him and the other former soldiers from a hotel to a mountaintop house that would serve as the staging ground for the attack. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026

The Nuremberg women testified, prosecuted, wrote, translated and painted. — Natalie Livingstone, Sun Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2026

Her back struck the truck before Ringquist went back inside the party to call multiple people and ask for a ride home, Krol testified. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 3 Nov. 2026

Arnelle testified on behalf of her father during his 1995 trial for the murders of his second wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ron Goldman. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Nov. 2026

In July, for the first time in seven years, sitting justices of the US Supreme Court testified at the Capitol. — David Baldacci, Vanity Fair, 3 Nov. 2026

Smock testified that an injury to Birchmore's chest was caused by a clasp on the duffel bag strap that was used to hang her but that the clasp was not found near her chest, suggesting Birchmore's hanging was staged. — Louisa Moller, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026

He was acquitted at a 2019 retrial, where one of the victims and a co-defendant testified that their earlier statements implicating him had been coerced by a then-homicide detective. — Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 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