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Synonyms for spectator

13 synonyms
7 antonyms
1 meaning

noun

Most common

observer witness viewer bystander

All synonyms

Noun

1. Observer

observer, witness, viewer, bystander, watcher, looker-on, looker, beholder

Other

audience, crowd, on-looker, gazer, rubber-necker

Antonyms

participant, player, competitor

All antonyms of spectator →

Definitions

n. 1
One who watches an event; especially, an event held outdoors.
The cheering spectators watched the fireworks.

Related words

Word family: spectatress

Forms

Plural: spectators → observers, witnesses, viewers, bystanders…

Example sentences

witness Have you ever served as a witness in a court case?
observer The fact is apparent to the most casual observer.
viewer Please select a language for the Image Viewer interface.
bystander The incident happened to be captured on video by a bystander.
audience When the bell rang, the audience took their seats.
crowd The crowd protested against racial discrimination.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
spectator		rising
witness		steady
observer		steady
viewer		rising
bystander		rising
audience		rising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters: crowd¹, gazer
6 letters: viewer², looker²
7 letters: witness², watcher²
8 letters: audience³, observer³, beholder³
9 letters: bystander³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (viewer² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: spectateur
Italiano: spettatore
Español: espectador
Deutsch: Zuschauer
Català: espectador