Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun evidence

3 senses of evidence

Sense 1
evidence, grounds -- (your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling")
       => information -- (knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction)

Sense 2
evidence -- (an indication that makes something evident; "his trembling was evidence of his fear")
       => indication, indicant -- (something that serves to indicate or suggest; "an indication of foul play"; "indications of strain"; "symptoms are the prime indicants of disease")

Sense 3
evidence -- ((law) all the means by which any alleged matter of fact whose truth is investigated at judicial trial is established or disproved)
       => information, info -- (a message received and understood)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb evidence

3 senses of evidence

Sense 1
attest, certify, manifest, demonstrate, evidence -- (provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes; "His high fever attested to his illness"; "The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication"; "This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness")
       => testify, bear witness, prove, evidence, show -- (provide evidence for; "The blood test showed that he was the father"; "Her behavior testified to her incompetence")

Sense 2
testify, bear witness, prove, evidence, show -- (provide evidence for; "The blood test showed that he was the father"; "Her behavior testified to her incompetence")
       => inform -- (impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights")

Sense 3
tell, evidence -- (give evidence; "he was telling on all his former colleague")
       => inform -- (act as an informer; "She had informed on her own parents for years")

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