veridical

Definition of veridicalnext

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Recent Examples of veridical There appears to be a close relationship between the brain areas responsible for veridical, imagined, and hallucinatory perception, though more data is needed. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024 Unless, that is, there is a veridical image imprinted in the victims’ mind/brain, one which can be extracted using a method that depends simultaneously on the necessity of speech and the impossibility of its communicating the truth. Will Self, Harper's Magazine, 23 Nov. 2021 People tend to think of hallucination as a kind of false perception, in clear contrast to veridical, true-to-reality, normal perception. Anil K. Seth, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for veridical
Adjective
  • Out of the 26 letters of the Roman alphabet, or any writing system, an identity can be assigned, fixed—and made, if not real, then socially legible and governmentally legal.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Digital assets felt different—a sign that the industry’s real growth is still ahead, not a bet on the market.
    Sergey Stopnevich, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Mercury opposes dreamy Neptune, blurring the line between genuine exhaustion and distraction.
    Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 12 Sep. 2026
  • One that felt less like a pairing of circumstances and more like a genuine budding partnership, a future that is now uncertain under incoming owner Stan Kroenke.
    Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

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“Veridical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/veridical. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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