as in realism
realistic depiction in art and literature
the novel's degree of verisimilitude is compromised by 18th-century characters who speak in very 21st-century English
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Recent Examples of verisimilitude
The resulting authenticity passed the verisimilitude test with flying colors.
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
As characters shift rapidly between English and Spanish, director Joel Alfonso Vargas crafts a debut of great verisimilitude, humor, and empathy.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 26 Mar. 2025
Yet its evasion of the substance of contemporary American polarization—an increasingly common approach in a Hollywood desperate for hits that will play in red states, blue states, and internationally—undermines that verisimilitude.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 20 Feb. 2025
That format lends a greater sense of realism to the show, which has apparently been so effective that it’s driven some chatter online (and in the Vulture comments), often from voices within the medical community praising the series’ verisimilitude.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
As characters shift rapidly between English and Spanish, director Joel Alfonso Vargas crafts a debut of great verisimilitude, humor, and empathy.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 26 Mar. 2025
Yet its evasion of the substance of contemporary American polarization—an increasingly common approach in a Hollywood desperate for hits that will play in red states, blue states, and internationally—undermines that verisimilitude.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 20 Feb. 2025
That format lends a greater sense of realism to the show, which has apparently been so effective that it’s driven some chatter online (and in the Vulture comments), often from voices within the medical community praising the series’ verisimilitude.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for verisimilitude
realism
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His use of realism inspired Italian neorealism and the Nouvelle Vague.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2025
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Though Mario Kart isn’t exactly a franchise known for realism, some YouTubers posited that Nintendo used generative AI to produce the image.—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
11 May 2025
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“Verisimilitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verisimilitude. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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