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
Like a film or a novel, architectural restoration manipulates time, reversing, stopping, and tricking it, all in pursuit of verisimilitude.
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 10 July 2025
And like that Tom Cruise sequel, F1 plays up the fact that authenticity, verisimilitude and a you-are-there-feeling can often make the difference between a fun afternoon at the moving pictures and an immersive adrenaline rush.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2025
Still, an occasional visit for a playdate pickup cannot express the verisimilitudes of a quarter century of family experience shared by a renowned photographer.
—Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
Artisans aged and dyed the costumes over and over again, relentlessly pursuing verisimilitude in all things.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 10 July 2025
And like that Tom Cruise sequel, F1 plays up the fact that authenticity, verisimilitude and a you-are-there-feeling can often make the difference between a fun afternoon at the moving pictures and an immersive adrenaline rush.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2025
Still, an occasional visit for a playdate pickup cannot express the verisimilitudes of a quarter century of family experience shared by a renowned photographer.
—Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
Artisans aged and dyed the costumes over and over again, relentlessly pursuing verisimilitude in all things.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for verisimilitude
realism
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Plot details are being kept under wraps, but the film is described as an urban crime drama with aspects of social realism.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
2 Sep. 2025
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In both cases, dispatchers heard what sounded like gunshots in the background of the calls — lending a disturbing realism.—
Rebekah Riess,
CNN Money,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Verisimilitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verisimilitude. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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