Synonyms of testifying

testifying

verb

present participle of testify

as in attesting

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

• attesting
• swearing
• witnessing
• verifying
• deposing
• bearing witness
• promising
• vowing
• vouching

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of testifying

Running concurrently with the events of Ultimatum, Tony Gilroy’s The Bourne Legacy finds Landy and Vosen testifying in front of Congress about Blackbriar. —Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Sep. 2025

Prosecutors alleged that Henry, Melly and fellow inmate Terrence Mathis collaborated to keep Mariah Hamilton, Melly’s ex-girlfriend, away from testifying. —Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025

Bera, a former Sacramento County chief medical officer, had a clear message as Kennedy spent his day testifying before the Senate Finance Committee, where he was grilled hard by both Republicans and Democrats. —David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025

Executives from both companies had defended the arrangement during the trial, with Mozilla's leaders even testifying that Firefox might not survive without it. —Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025

Mark Braddock, who worked for Todd’s foreclosure management company, Chrisley Asset Management, claimed while testifying in the couple’s fraud trial, Todd cheated on Julie with him and that they were blackmailed to keep it secret. —Peter White, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2025

Perhaps the most telling piece of evidence testifying to the importance of fire for our kind was the attendant suite of changes to the anatomy of the now-varied group of hominins, various species of which spanned not only Africa but also Eurasia as the Pleistocene drew on, from Spain to Indonesia. —Peter Brannen, Big Think, 28 Aug. 2025

The trial in the case was held intermittently, with Figgs testifying in May and closing arguments made last month. —Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025

Turnage was offered the plea in exchange for testifying against Jeremiah Moore’s adoptive mother, Tamara Moore, who faces a murder charge, the prosecutor’s office said. —Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2025