verisimilar

Definition of verisimilarnext

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Recent Examples of verisimilar Annie’s work thus far has been meticulously verisimilar, bordering on minimalist, with depopulated nurseries and studios built of balsa wood. Katherine Fusco, The Atlantic, 11 July 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for verisimilar
Adjective
  • Many of the precautions a traveler could take are similar to those that became familiar at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
    Eve Chen, USA Today, 8 May 2026
  • Nationally, campuses including Harvard, Duke and the University of Pennsylvania reported similar outages.
    Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
Adjective
  • Training you out of real relationships Conversations with AI are missing some key components — a void that can make these seemingly lifelike interactions unhelpful or even harmful to those who want more connection.
    Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 9 May 2026
  • The electric and rhythm guitars enjoy good clarity and presence, and the dynamic cymbal hits sound lifelike.
    Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 8 May 2026
Adjective
  • When asked about a realistic amount that could be collected from the verdict, Butcher said the aim is to collect every non-exempt asset possible.
    Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 May 2026
  • At this point, those agitating against the merger might see their most realistic option being to lobby for conditions on the merger, such as job-protection guarantees or production minimums.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 8 May 2026
Adjective
  • The Accommodations On Mustique, no two villas are alike.
    Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The rooms In the Agassiz mansion, no two rooms are alike.
    Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • In short, this nearly unstoppable plant makes a great border for naturalistic or meadow gardens.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 5 May 2026
  • That’s how close this is to the 19th century, this old, more naturalistic tradition.
    Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 1 May 2026
Adjective
  • In January, the FCC issued new guidance over the equal time rule, which requires broadcasters that feature a political candidate on their airwaves offer comparable time to rivals, if it is requested.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 11 May 2026
  • Morgan Rielly, the high-end comparable Drance found for Buium, is also a key comparable according to Buium’s current Net Rating profile.
    Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Adjective
  • An analogous argument, albeit in the context of children and teenagers, was recently brought against Meta and other social media companies.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 27 Apr. 2026
  • What’s going on there is analogous to what the oil business did in Houston and Dallas.
    Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • The lobby’s elevator doors opened and a woman with a giant white saucer on her head and a matching floor-length coat, embellished with red splotches that evoked stab wounds, slowly exited.
    Jane Bua, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
  • In a joint interview on ABC News (the only sit-down D’Amaro has done thus far), the incoming and outgoing chief executives complemented each other, and not only in their matching dark suits and tieless dress shirts.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 13 May 2026

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“Verisimilar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verisimilar. Accessed 14 May. 2026.

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