evidence

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- US Pronunciation
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- UK Pronunciation
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- \ˈe-və-dən(t)s, -və-ˌden(t)s\
- /ˈevɪdəns/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- \ˈe-və-dən(t)s, -və-ˌden(t)s\

Definitions of evidence word

noun evidence The available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid. 1
noun evidence sth observed 1
noun evidence proof 1
noun evidence testimony 1
transitive verb evidence prove 1
uncountable noun evidence Evidence is anything that you see, experience, read, or are told that causes you to believe that something is true or has really happened. 0

See all 23 definitions of evidence

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Parts of speech for Evidence

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Evidence

evidence popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

evidence usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for evidence

noun evidence

indication — anything serving to indicate or point out, as a sign or token.
sign — a token; indication.
signal — anything that serves to indicate, warn, direct, command, or the like, as a light, a gesture, an act, etc.: a traffic signal; a signal to leave.
mark — Marcus Alonzo ("Mark") 1837–1904, U.S. merchant and politician: senator 1897–1904.
suggestion — the act of suggesting.

verb evidence

show — to cause or allow to be seen; exhibit; display.
demonstrate — If you demonstrate a particular skill, quality, or feeling, you show by your actions that you have it.
prove — to establish the truth or genuineness of, as by evidence or argument: to prove one's claim.
verify — to prove the truth of, as by evidence or testimony; confirm; substantiate: Events verified his prediction.
substantiate — to establish by proof or competent evidence: to substantiate a charge.

All 63 Synonyms of evidence

Antonyms for evidence

noun evidence

concealment — Concealment is the state of being hidden or the act of hiding something.
denial — A denial of something is a statement that it is not true, does not exist, or did not happen.
hiding — the pelt or skin of one of the larger animals (cow, horse, buffalo, etc.), raw or dressed.
contradiction — If you describe an aspect of a situation as a contradiction, you mean that it is completely different from other aspects, and so makes the situation confused or difficult to understand.
disproof — the act of disproving.

verb evidence

conceal — If you conceal something, you cover it or hide it carefully.
hide — Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.
obscure — (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain: an obscure sentence in the contract.
cover — If you cover something, you place something else over it in order to protect it, hide it, or close it.
deny — When you deny something, you state that it is not true.

All 15 Antonyms of evidence

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