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
Still, an occasional visit for a playdate pickup cannot express the verisimilitudes of a quarter century of family experience shared by a renowned photographer.
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Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
Takahashi was at pains to stress that the film, a sequel to the 1975 disaster classic The Bullet Train, was made in cooperation with the East Japan Railway Company, heightening the verisimilitude of the film with real Shinkansen trains, stations and uniforms.
—Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 29 Apr. 2025
All of this infrastructure creates a context of verisimilitude for fake rehearsals designed to bear real fruit.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 May 2025
So much of the verisimilitude and the nervy emotion of The Pitt is owed to the sound of silence.
—Jeremy D. Larson, Pitchfork, 11 Apr. 2025
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Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
Takahashi was at pains to stress that the film, a sequel to the 1975 disaster classic The Bullet Train, was made in cooperation with the East Japan Railway Company, heightening the verisimilitude of the film with real Shinkansen trains, stations and uniforms.
—Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 29 Apr. 2025
All of this infrastructure creates a context of verisimilitude for fake rehearsals designed to bear real fruit.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 May 2025
So much of the verisimilitude and the nervy emotion of The Pitt is owed to the sound of silence.
—Jeremy D. Larson, Pitchfork, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for verisimilitude
realism
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Setting the presence of so many exceptionally beautiful people aside, Contagion succeeded in its goal of realism, earning praise from disease experts as well as critics and audiences.—
EW Staff Published,
EW.com,
3 July 2025
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Soth, who is based in Minneapolis, is best known for his large-format photography that blends documentary realism with lyrical storytelling.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
1 July 2025
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“Verisimilitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verisimilitude. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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