Collocations for evidence - noun

abundant, ample, considerable, extensive, plentiful, substantial, widespread | growing | clear, compelling, conclusive,
convincing, decisive, good, hard, incontrovertible,

irrefutable, overwhelming, persuasive, positive, powerful, solid, striking, strong, unambiguous, unequivocal |
adequate | flimsy, inadequate,

insufficient, scant | concrete, direct, firm, first-hand, objective, tangible
The figures provide concrete evidence of the bank''s claim to provide the best service.

indirect | available, current, present
Available evidence points to pilot error as the cause of the crash.

fresh, further, more, new | crucial, important, valuable, vital
The defence accused the prosecution of withholding crucial evidence.

corroborative
They convicted the wrong man on the basis of a signed confession with no corroborative evidence.

conflicting
Another team of scientists has come up with conflicting evidence.

damning
The scandal is damning evidence of the government''s contempt for democracy.

anecdotal, archaeological, circumstantial, documentary, empirical, experimental, factual, forensic, formal, historical, material, medical, photographic, scientific, statistical, video, visible, visual
There was a mass of circumstantial evidence linking Watson to the murder.

false
She admitted giving false evidence to the court.

piece | body, mass
A body of evidence emerged suggesting that smoking tobacco caused serious diseases.

have
We do not have the evidence to prove these claims.

look for, search for | accumulate, collect, come up with, find, gather, obtain, produce
Scientists have found fresh evidence to suggest that a huge explosion led to the death of the dinosaurs.

offer (sb), provide (sb with), show (sb)
The tapes provided evidence of her intentions.

give, present (sb with)
She was hoping she would not have to give evidence in court. | seeHe says he''s been working hard, but I haven''t seen any evidence of it.

consider, examine, study | review | cite (sth as)
The team cited evidence from a recent earthquake to back up their idea. | The rise in crime is often cited as evidence of a general breakdown of authority.

use sth in
The police officer took a statement which was later used in evidence.

hear
We must wait to hear his evidence before we make any judgement.

admit, allow
The judge can decide whether to admit or exclude evidence.

exclude

exist | come to light, emerge | accumulate, grow
Evidence is accumulating that a defective gene may be responsible for this disease.

confirm sth, demonstrate sth, establish sth, point to sth, show sth, suggest sth, support sth
The evidence pointed to the existence of an international smuggling network.

be based on sth, be derived from sth, come from sth
evidence of growing poverty based on extensive surveys

implicate sb/sth, link sb/sth
evidence linking her to the crime

as ~
He cited Australia''s sporting success as evidence for his theory.

in ~
A photo of the victim''s injuries was produced in evidence.

on … ~
On present evidence the team will be lucky to make the final.

on the ~ of
On the evidence of his latest exhibition, Miller is an artist who is past his best.

~ about, ~ concerning, ~ regarding, ~ relating to
The team have been collecting evidence about war crimes.

~ against
The woman went to court to give evidence against her attacker.

~ for
What evidence do you have for that claim?

~ of
Archaeologists found evidence of a rich and varied culture at the settlement.

~ on
The first chapter reviews the evidence on how children learn language.

in the face/teeth of evidence
The company denies, in the face of overwhelming evidence, that smoking causes cancer.

in the light of evidence
In the light of new evidence, a new enquiry into the crash is likely to take place.

lack of evidence
The kidnapping charge was dropped because of lack of evidence.

not a scrap/shred of evidence
He made the accusations without a shred of evidence to back them up.