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be a witness

VERB
witness
Synonyms
STRONGEST
announce indicate
STRONG
affirm argue attest bespeak betoken certify confirm corroborate countersign depone depose endorse sign subscribe
WEAK
bear out bear witness give evidence give testimony say under oath stand for vouch for
Antonyms
STRONGEST
conceal hide
STRONG
contradict deny invalidate oppose reject repudiate veto
WEAK
participate refute
VERB
witness
Synonyms
STRONGEST
attend mark note notice see watch
STRONG
behold eyeball perceive pipe read sight spot spy view
WEAK
be on hand be on the scene be present flash on get a load of look on pick up on take in
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ignore neglect overlook
WEAK
deny participate refute

Example Sentences

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He invoked the Fifth Amendment to the US Constitution, which says no individual can be "compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself".

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

Snap CEO Evan Spiegel was also expected to be a witness, but the company settled with the plaintiff last week.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 26, 2026

Are you going to be a witness to other people’s moral failings or moral worldview?

From Slate ● Nov. 17, 2025

Around the time he was forced to be a witness, Corcoran recused himself from the classified documents case, but he continued to represent Trump on other matters.

From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2024

I wanted to voice the words in them that they could not say, to be a witness for their living.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright

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