bear witness

The phrase “bear witness” has 3 syllables: bear wit-ness

It's pronounced as /ˈbɛr ˈwɪtnəs/


What is synonym and antonym for bear witness?

In the thesaurus, “bear witness” has 9 synonyms.

Here are synonyms for bear witness along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for bear witness

  • attest
  • depose
  • promise
  • swear
  • testify
  • verify
  • vouch
  • vow
  • witness

Example Sentences

  • The ancient ruins bear witness to a once-thriving civilization.
  • Many people came forward to bear witness at the trial.
  • The scars on the building bear witness to the devastating fire.
  • The diary entries bear witness to her struggles during the war.
  • His calm demeanor bears witness to years of experience.

On this page you'll find 9 synonyms or another words to bear witness, such as: attest, depose, promise, swear, testify, verify, vouch.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

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  • accede
  • accord
  • acknowledge
  • acknowledgment
  • acquiescence
  • act as a witness
  • act as if
  • admission
  • admit
  • advance
  • advertisement
  • advise
  • affiance
  • affirm
  • affirmation
  • agree
  • air
  • allegation
  • allege
  • allowance
  • alternative
  • angle
  • annotation
  • announce
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  • answer
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  • approach
  • approval
  • argue
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  • ascendancy
  • assent
  • assert
  • asservation
  • asseverate
  • assure
  • attest
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  • attestation
  • authority
  • authorization
  • aver
  • averment
  • avert
  • avouch
  • avow
  • avowal
  • back
  • ballot
  • bargain
  • be in corner
  • be responsible for
  • bear testimony
  • bear witness
  • beef
  • belief
  • bespeak
  • betoken
  • betroth
  • bind
  • blank check
  • bless
  • blessing
  • blow hot air
  • bolster
  • bomb
  • boost
  • brace up
  • broadcast
  • build up
  • campaign for
  • carte blanche
  • catch phrase
  • certify
  • champion
  • charge
  • choice
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  • cinch
  • claim
  • clinch
  • clout
  • come out
  • comeback
  • command
  • commentary
  • commit
  • communication
  • compact
  • compliance
  • conation
  • conclusion
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  • confess
  • confidence
  • confirm
  • consent
  • constate
  • contend
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  • contract
  • control
  • conviction
  • corroborate
  • cosign
  • countenance
  • covenant
  • crack
  • credit
  • creed
  • croon
  • cross heart
  • cull
  • cup of tea
  • decide
  • decide upon
  • decision
  • declare
  • defend
  • defense
  • demeanor
  • demonstrate
  • depend on
  • depone
  • depose
  • deposition
  • desire
  • determination
  • disclosure
  • discretion
  • disposition
  • dissemble
  • doctrine
  • dogma
  • domination
  • dominion
  • druthers
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  • election
  • encourage
  • endorsement
  • enfranchisement
  • engage
  • ensure
  • enunciation
  • espouse
  • esteem
  • evince
  • explanation
  • exposition
  • expression
  • eye
  • faith
  • fake
  • favor
  • favorite
  • feeling
  • feign
  • finding
  • finger
  • fix upon
  • flash
  • force
  • frame of mind
  • franchise
  • free choice
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  • further
  • get behind
  • get off chest
  • get on bandwagon
  • get on soapbox
  • give a leg up
  • give a lift
  • give an affidavit
  • give evidence
  • give facts
  • give witness
  • go ahead
  • go down the line
  • go for
  • go to bat for
  • go with
  • goods
  • government
  • green light
  • groove
  • guarantee
  • guts
  • hand-pick
  • have a lock on
  • have confidence in
  • headset
  • hock
  • hold with
  • hot air
  • ice
  • inclination
  • indicate
  • influence
  • information
  • insist
  • insistence
  • insure
  • intention
  • judgement
  • judgment
  • judgment call
  • juice
  • jump
  • jurisdiction
  • justify
  • leaning
  • leave
  • leg up
  • license
  • live up to
  • lock up
  • maintain
  • maintenance
  • make
  • make a choice
  • make a selection
  • make an affidavit
  • make evident
  • make out
  • mark
  • mastery
  • mental state
  • mention
  • might
  • might and main
  • mind
  • mindset
  • mood
  • mortgage
  • mount
  • mouthful
  • nail down
  • name
  • note
  • notice
  • notification
  • notion
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  • obligate
  • okay
  • open up
  • opinion
  • opt
  • opt for
  • optate
  • option
  • outlook
  • own
  • own say so
  • own sweet way
  • own up
  • part
  • partiality
  • participation
  • pass
  • pawn
  • peg
  • permission
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  • perspective
  • persuasion
  • philosophy
  • pick
  • pick and choose
  • pick out
  • pin down
  • pitch
  • pizazz
  • plead for
  • pleasure
  • pledge
  • pledge oneself
  • plight
  • plug
  • plump for
  • point of view
  • point to
  • position
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  • pow
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  • predicate
  • predication
  • predilection
  • prefer
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  • prepossession
  • prerogative
  • presentation
  • press for
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  • pretend
  • principle
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  • profess
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  • promise
  • promote
  • promulgation
  • pronounce
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  • propensity
  • propose
  • protestation
  • prove
  • publication
  • punch
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  • put on ice
  • ratify
  • reaction
  • recommend
  • reflection
  • reliance
  • rely on
  • remark
  • repeat
  • report
  • representation
  • revelation
  • ride shotgun for
  • right
  • right of free speech
  • right on
  • role
  • root for
  • ropes
  • rubber-stamp
  • rule
  • run interference for
  • sanction
  • say
  • say so
  • saying
  • school of thought
  • secure
  • selection
  • sentiment
  • separate
  • set
  • settle on
  • share
  • show
  • side
  • sift out
  • sign for
  • signature
  • sing
  • single out
  • slant
  • slot
  • soapbox
  • sort out
  • sovereignty
  • speak for
  • spiel
  • sponsor
  • spout
  • spread around
  • stamp of approval
  • stance
  • stand
  • stand up for
  • standpoint
  • state
  • state under oath
  • statement
  • steam
  • stipulate
  • story
  • strength
  • stressing
  • string along
  • strong arm
  • stuff
  • stump
  • stump for
  • subscribe
  • substantiate
  • sufferance
  • suffrage
  • support
  • supremacy
  • sway
  • swear
  • swear by
  • swear on bible
  • swear to
  • swear to god
  • swear up and down
  • tab
  • tag
  • take
  • take an oath
  • take it or leave it
  • talk big
  • tap
  • temper
  • temperament
  • tenet
  • testify
  • testimony
  • thinking
  • thought
  • token
  • top
  • tout
  • trust
  • understanding
  • undertake
  • underwrite
  • uphold
  • upper hand
  • urge
  • utterance
  • vantage point
  • velleity
  • vent
  • verify
  • view
  • viewpoint
  • vindicate
  • vindication
  • voice
  • volition
  • voluntary decision
  • vote
  • vouch
  • vow
  • vox populi
  • warrant
  • way of looking
  • way of thinking
  • weakness
  • weight
  • what it takes
  • where one is at
  • whip hand
  • will
  • willingness
  • winnow
  • wisecrack
  • wish
  • witness
  • word
  • yes
  • zap

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