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The synonyms of “Testimony” are: testimonial, evidence, attestation, affidavit, testament, proof, witness
Testimony as a Noun
Definitions of "Testimony" as a noun
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “testimony” as a noun can have the following definitions:
- A solemn protest or declaration.
- Evidence or proof of something.
- A solemn statement made under oath.
- An assertion offering firsthand authentication of a fact.
- Something that serves as evidence.
- A public recounting of a religious conversion or experience.
- A formal written or spoken statement, especially one given in a court of law.
Synonyms of "Testimony" as a noun (7 Words)
affidavit | A written statement confirmed by oath or affirmation, for use as evidence in court. A former employee swore an affidavit relating to his claim for unfair dismissal. |
attestation | The action of bearing witness. All employees must provide a written attestation that they have read and abided by this code. |
evidence | Signs or indications of something. His trembling was evidence of his fear. |
proof | The strength of distilled alcoholic spirits relative to proof spirit taken as a standard of 100. This is not a proof for the existence of God. |
testament | A profession of belief. He stated his political testament. |
testimonial | A formal statement testifying to someone’s character and qualifications. A testimonial match. |
witness | A person who testifies under oath in a court of law. Oral evidence set down in witness statements. |
Usage Examples of "Testimony" as a noun
- His blackened finger was testimony to the fact that he had played in pain.
- His effort was testimony to his devotion.
- According to his own testimony he can't do it.
- The testimony of an eyewitness.
Associations of "Testimony" (30 Words)
accomplice | A person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan. An accomplice in the murder. |
accuser | A person who claims that someone has committed an offence or done something wrong. I dislike any law that puts the burden of proof on the accused rather than the accuser. |
adduce | Advance evidence for. A number of factors are adduced to explain the situation. |
alibi | Exonerate by means of an alibi. Every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job. |
allege | Report or maintain. He alleged that he had been assaulted. |
attest | Provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one’s behavior, attitude, or external attributes. The witnesses must attest and sign the will in the testator s presence. |
certification | Validating the authenticity of something or someone. The certification of teachers. |
complicity | Guilt as an accomplice in a crime or offense. They were accused of complicity in the attempt to overthrow the government. |
conspirator | A person who takes part in a conspiracy. Conspirators had planned to seize the state. |
corroboration | Evidence which confirms or supports a statement, theory, or finding; confirmation. There is no independent corroboration for this. |
corroborative | Serving to support or corroborate. |
court | A room in which a lawcourt sits. The emperor is shown with his court. |
courtroom | A room in which a lawcourt sits. Television cameras were admitted in the courtroom. |
demonstrate | Establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment. Their shameful silence demonstrates their ineptitude. |
evidence | Provide evidence for. The evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling. |
eyewitness | Be present at an event and see it with one’s own eyes. Eyewitness accounts of the London blitz. |
implicate | Show (someone) to be involved in a crime. Viruses are known to be implicated in the development of certain cancers. |
inquest | A discussion or investigation into something that has happened, especially something undesirable. An inquest by New York newspapers into a subway fire. |
justify | Adjust (a line of type or piece of text) so that the print fills a space evenly or forms a straight edge at the margin. The situation was grave enough to justify further investigation. |
liability | A thing for which someone is responsible, especially an amount of money owed. She said the party had become a liability to green politics. |
perjure | Knowingly tell an untruth in a legal court and render oneself guilty of perjury. She admitted that she had perjured herself. |
probate | Put a convicted person on probation by suspending his sentence. She has been granted a probate to execute her late father s estate. |
proof | Proofread a text. Proof the materials against shrinking in the dryer. |
prosecution | The institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior. The main witness for the prosecution. |
prove | Prove formally demonstrate by a mathematical formal proof. If they are proved guilty we won t trade with them. |
sue | French writer whose novels described the sordid side of city life (1804-1857. I sued for breach of contract. |
testify | Serve as evidence or proof that something exists or is the case. The bleak lines testify to inner torment. |
validate | Give evidence for. Validate a ticket. |
verification | Additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct. The verification principle. |
witness | Be a witness to. She witnessed the accident and had to testify in court. |