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verisimilitude

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of verisimilitude

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
Synonyms of verisimilitude

literalism, naturalism, realism, representationalism, verismo
Words Related to verisimilitude

photo-realism

authenticity, grittiness

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