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
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.
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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
A lot about The Pitt is geared toward verisimilitude.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025
The tension between sharp contemporary verisimilitude and age-old romantic archetype helps explain why Bridget potters on while so many other ’90s heroines have fallen by the wayside.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2025
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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
A lot about The Pitt is geared toward verisimilitude.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025
The tension between sharp contemporary verisimilitude and age-old romantic archetype helps explain why Bridget potters on while so many other ’90s heroines have fallen by the wayside.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for verisimilitude
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Because what matters, what makes Caravaggio so much more than an illustrator, is less the realism of the sacred image than its translation — through the bodies and faces of ordinary people — from the time of the Gospels to now.—
Jason Farago,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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As the Scientific Revolution spread across Europe, artists became increasingly devoted to realism in still life paintings of plants and flowers.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Verisimilitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verisimilitude. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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