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
For Greengrass, this is a technique to generate even greater verisimilitude.
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Andy Hazel, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2025
That should turn our attention to those strictures, rather than to questioning the verisimilitude of her melodramatic doom.
—Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
Over the course of six seasons and two movies, fans began to expect that level of elegance and verisimilitude in all of Downton’s sets: a tall order for longtime series production designer Donal Woods.
—Juliet Izon, Architectural Digest, 26 Aug. 2025
Both shows bypass verisimilitude on their way to truer observations about our current reality.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2025
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Andy Hazel, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2025
That should turn our attention to those strictures, rather than to questioning the verisimilitude of her melodramatic doom.
—Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
Over the course of six seasons and two movies, fans began to expect that level of elegance and verisimilitude in all of Downton’s sets: a tall order for longtime series production designer Donal Woods.
—Juliet Izon, Architectural Digest, 26 Aug. 2025
Both shows bypass verisimilitude on their way to truer observations about our current reality.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for verisimilitude
realism
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There are magical realism aspects to the story.—
Carole Horst,
Variety,
11 Nov. 2025
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Diaz grew up playing on a dirt pitch located on the verges of South America’s largest coalmine; there is already a magical realism to his story.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Verisimilitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verisimilitude. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.
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