veritable
adjective
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Veritable, like its close relative verity (“truth”), came to English through Anglo-French from Latin. Its ultimate source is the adjective vērus, meaning “true,” which also gave English verify, aver, and verdict. Veritable is often used as a synonym of genuine or authentic (“a veritable masterpiece”), but it is also frequently used to stress the aptness of a metaphor, often with a humorous tone (“a veritable swarm of lawyers”). In the past, language commentators objected to the latter use, but today it doesn’t draw much criticism.
Examples of veritable in a Sentence
Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2025
Winter Activities in Yellowstone National Park Yellowstone National Park is a veritable playground for outdoor enthusiasts, wildlife fanatics, photographers, and adventure seekers—even in the wintertime.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2025
While the Kremlin formally welcomed the Armenia-Azerbaijan peace deal, the weeks since have seen a veritable deluge of negative media coverage that tells a very different story.
—Ilan Berman, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
Credit to producers Tim Zinnemann and George Linder for selecting a veritable array of brutes to wage battle with Arnold.
—Duane Byrge, HollywoodReporter, 13 Nov. 2025
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“Veritable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/veritable. Accessed 11 Dec. 2025.
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