evidence
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling
Types & categories
- information hypernym
- probable cause hyponym
- proof hyponym
- falsification hyponym
- track hyponym
- symptom hyponym
- sign hyponym
Related & opposite
- bear witness derivation
- plain derivation
- evidential derivation
Sense 2 verb
provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
His high fever attested to his illness
Types & categories
- bear witness hypernym
- authenticate hyponym
- reflect hyponym
- reflect hyponym
- notarize hyponym
- condemn hyponym
Related & opposite
- evidence derivation
- attestation derivation
- documentation derivation
- manifestation derivation
- expression derivation
- demonstrative derivation
- attest verb group
Sense 3 noun
an indication that makes something evident
his trembling was evidence of his fear
Types & categories
- indication hypernym
- smoking gun hyponym
- cue hyponym
- footprint evidence hyponym
- record hyponym
- testimonial hyponym
- argument hyponym
- attestation hyponym
- identification hyponym
Related & opposite
- evidence derivation
- bear witness derivation
- observable derivation
- evidentiary derivation
Sense 4 verb
provide evidence for
The blood test showed that he was the father
Types & categories
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Sense 5 noun
(law) all the means by which any alleged matter of fact whose truth is investigated at judicial trial is established or disproved
Types & categories
- information hypernym
- exhibit hyponym
- testimony hyponym
- corpus delicti hyponym
- direct evidence hyponym
- circumstantial evidence hyponym
- corroborating evidence hyponym
- hearsay evidence hyponym
- state's evidence hyponym
Related & opposite
- evidence derivation
- bear witness derivation
- law domain topic
Sense 6 verb
give evidence
he was telling on all his former colleague
Types & categories
- inform hypernym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | bear witness |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | plain |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | evidential |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | information |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | probable cause |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | proof |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | falsification |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | track |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | symptom |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sign |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | evidence |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | attestation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | documentation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | manifestation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | expression |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | demonstrative |
| 2 | verb group | Related & opposite | attest |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | bear witness |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | authenticate |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | reflect |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | reflect |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | notarize |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | condemn |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | evidence |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | bear witness |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | observable |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | evidentiary |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | indication |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | smoking gun |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | cue |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | footprint evidence |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | record |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | testimonial |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | argument |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | attestation |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | identification |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | grounds |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | evidence |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | testimonial |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | testimony |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | evidence |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | testifier |
| 4 | domain topic | Related & opposite | law |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | inform |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | evidence |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | presume |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | adduce |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | evidence |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | bear witness |
| 5 | domain topic | Related & opposite | law |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | information |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | exhibit |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | testimony |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | corpus delicti |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | direct evidence |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | circumstantial evidence |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | corroborating evidence |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | hearsay evidence |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | state's evidence |
| 6 | also see | Related & opposite | make out |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | evidence |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | tattle |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | inform |