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rubberneck vs witness

witness vs rubberneck

rubberneck and witness both are nouns.

rubberneck and witness both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
rubberneck Yes No Yes No
witness Yes No Yes No
As nouns, witness is a hypernym of rubberneck; that is, witness is a word with a broader meaning than rubberneck:
  • rubberneck: a person who stares inquisitively
  • witness: a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
Other hypernyms of rubberneck include looker, spectator, viewer, watcher.
rubberneck (noun) witness (noun)
a person who stares inquisitively testimony by word or deed to your religious faith
a tourist who is visiting sights of interest someone who sees an event and reports what happened
a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
(law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature
(law) a person who testifies under oath in a court of law
rubberneck (verb) witness (verb)
strain to watch; stare curiously be a witness to
perceive or be contemporaneous with
Difference between rubberneck and witness

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