evidence

Main Entry:
evidence [ev-i-duhns]
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: proof
Synonyms: affirmation, attestation, averment, cincher, clincher, clue, confirmation, corroboration, cue, data, declaration, demonstration, deposition, documentation, dope*, goods*, gospel, grabber, grounds, index, indication, indicia, info, information, manifestation, mark, sign, significant, smoking gun, substantiation, symptom, testament, testimonial, testimony, token, witness
Notes: evidence (from Latin e- 'out' + videre 'to see') is information that helps form a conclusion; proof is factual information that verifies a conclusion
Antonyms: contradiction, disproof, heresay, refutation
Related Words
Main Entry: evidence
Part of Speech: noun, verb
Related
Adjectives:
adminicular, autoptic, based on, confirmatory, corroborative, deducible, founded on, grounded on, indicative, indicatory, showing
Concept Thesaurus
Concept: [On one side] Evidence.
Synonyms:
-nouns
evidence; facts, premises, data, praecognita, grounds., indication; criterion (test)., testimony, testification; attestation; deposition (affirmation); examination., admission (assent); authority, warrant, credential, diploma, voucher, certificate, doquet, docket; testamur; record; document; pièce justificative; deed, warranty (security); signature, seal (identification); exhibit., witness, indicator; eyewitness, earwitness; deponent; sponsor; cojuror., oral evidence, documentary evidence, hearsay evidence, external evidence, extrinsic evidence, internal evidence, intrinsic evidence, circumstantial evidence, cumulative evidence, ex parte evidence, presumptive evidence, collateral evidence, constructive evidence; proof (demonstration); evidence in chief., secondary evidence; confirmation, corroboration, support; ratification (assent); authentication; compurgation, wager of law, comprobation., citation, reference.
-verbs
be evidence; evince, show, betoken, tell of; indicate (denote); imply, involve, argue, bespeak, breathe., have weight, carry weight; tell, speak volumes; speak for itself (manifest)., rest upon, depend upon; repose on., bear witness; give evidence; testify, depose, witness, vouch for; sign, seal, undersign, set one's hand and seal, sign and seal, deliver as one's act and deed, certify, attest; acknowledge (assent)., [provide conclusive evidence] make absolute, confirm, prove (demonstrate) [more]., [add further evidence] endorse, countersign, corroborate, support, ratify, bear out, uphold, warrant., adduce, attest, cite, quote; refer to, appeal to; call, call to witness; bring forward, bring into court; allege, plead; produce witnesses, confront witnesses; collect evidence, bring together evidence, rake up evidence., have a case, make out a case; establish, authenticate, substantiate, verify, make good, quote chapter and verse; bring home to, bring to book.
-adjectives
showing; indicative, indicatory; deducible; grounded on, founded on, based on; corroborative, confirmatory.
-adverbs
by inference; according to, witness, a fortiori; still more, still less; raison de plus; in corroboration of; valeat quantum; under seal, under one's hand and seal.
-phrases
dictum de dicto; mise en evidence [Fr.].
Antonyms: counter evidence
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Main Entry: base
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: fundamental part
Synonyms: authority, backbone, basis, chief constituent, core, essence, essential, evidence, foundation, fundamental, groundwork, heart, important part, infrastructure, key, origin, primary element, principal, principle, root, source, underpinning
Main Entry: basis
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: foundation for belief, action
Synonyms: antecedent, assumption, authority, axiom, backbone, background, backing, base, bedrock, cause, center, chief ingredient, core, crux, data, dictum, essence, essential, evidence, explanation, footing, fundamental, hard fact, heart, infrastructure, justification, keynote, keystone, law, nexus, nucleus, postulate, premise, presumption, presupposition, principal element, principle, proof, reason, root, rudiment, sanction, security, source, substratum, support, theorem, theory, underpinning, warrant
Main Entry: bear witness
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: vouch for
Synonyms: attest, confirm, corroborate, demonstrate, depose, evidence, evince, prove, show, testify, testify to
Main Entry: body
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: main part of written work
Synonyms: argument, burden, core, discourse, dissertation, evidence, exposition, gist, heart, material, meat, pith, sense, substance, text, thesis, treatise, upshot
Main Entry: case
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: matter brought before a court
Synonyms: action, argument, cause, claim, dispute, evidence, lawsuit, litigation, petition, proceedings, process, proof, suit, trial
Main Entry: cite
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: note, quote
Synonyms: adduce, advance, allege, allude to, appeal to, enumerate, evidence, excerpt, exemplify, extract, get down to brass tacks, give as example, illustrate with, indicate, instance, lay, mention, name, number, offer, point out, present, recite, recount, refer to, reference, rehearse, remember, reminisce, repeat, specify, spell out, tell
Notes: cite means to make reference to, refer to; sight is the ability to see, the act of looking or seeing or observing, something worth seeing; site is the piece of land on which something is located or is to be located
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