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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The version that lives in our heads, in perfect verisimilitude.
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Yussef Cole, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
This might be easier to forgive if the verisimilitude of the film’s production design didn’t veer off the track at about exactly the same point.
—Anthony Paletta, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Feb. 2025
The draperies of his garment are a feat of verisimilitude, his face the image of otherworldly purity.
—airmail.news, 30 Nov. 2024
In a sense, what causes Nikolai to fail his audition is his verisimilitude.
—Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 2 Nov. 2024
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Yussef Cole, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
This might be easier to forgive if the verisimilitude of the film’s production design didn’t veer off the track at about exactly the same point.
—Anthony Paletta, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Feb. 2025
The draperies of his garment are a feat of verisimilitude, his face the image of otherworldly purity.
—airmail.news, 30 Nov. 2024
In a sense, what causes Nikolai to fail his audition is his verisimilitude.
—Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 2 Nov. 2024
See All Example Sentences for verisimilitude
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“Verisimilitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verisimilitude. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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