WITNESSED Synonyms: 86 Similar and Opposite Words

witnessed

verb

Definition of witnessed next

past tense of witness

as in attested

to declare (something) to be true or genuine a notary public witnessing wills and other important documents

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as in noticed

to make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes witnessed the crime

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as in testified

to make a solemn declaration under oath for the purpose of establishing a fact I witnessed to the fact that I had seen them together that night

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as in experienced

to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it war changes anyone who has ever witnessed it first hand

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Recent Examples of witnessed The crew experienced a solar eclipse, including 54 minutes of totality where the sun’s light was blocked by Earth, spied planets, photographed the Milky Way and even witnessed flashes of light as space rocks slammed into the moon. —

Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026 Anyone who may have witnessed the incident or has information about the incident is asked to contact New Haven detectives at 203-946-6304 other through the department’s anonymous tip line at 866-888-TIPS (8477). —

Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 11 Apr. 2026 Anyone who witnessed the crash is asked to contact the Novato Police Department Traffic Section at 415-897-4361. —

Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Apr. 2026 School counselors and social workers are available for students who may have witnessed the assault, or felt distress after hearing about it. —

Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026 Police ask that anyone who witnessed the crash or has information that can assist in the investigation contact the Roseville Police Department at 586-447-4483. —

Paula Wethington, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026 On June 24, 2015, Sandel witnessed an abnormal encounter near the center of Ngogo territory. —

Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026 Decades earlier, Jane Goodall observed similar violence About 50 years ago, the late Jane Goodall and her research team witnessed a series of attacks in Tanzania’s Gombe National Park, in which a group of chimpanzees splintered from the group. —

Evan Bush, NBC news, 9 Apr. 2026 During the service, the archbishop and priests carried a cross down the cathedral’s center aisle in an emotions-stirring moment for those who witnessed the traditional procession. —

Holly Andres, Daily News, 3 Apr. 2026

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Verb

That ability to connect was part of West’s magic, as attested to by the string of NBA legends who pay tribute to him in the documentary, including Lakers such as Magic Johnson, James Worthy, Pat Riley and O’Neal, along with Steph Curry and Michael Jordan.

— Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
As Ginsburg’s note attested, Senate confirmation hearings strike terror in cosseted jurists.

— Peter S. Canellos, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026