verisimilar

Definition of verisimilarnext

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Recent Examples of verisimilar Annie’s work thus far has been meticulously verisimilar, bordering on minimalist, with depopulated nurseries and studios built of balsa wood. Katherine Fusco, The Atlantic, 11 July 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for verisimilar
Adjective
  • Kirsten Kelly-Vargas and her husband, Gary, felt a similar urgency to acquire the proper attire for the occasion.
    Audrey Pachuta, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
  • Paller tried a similar experiment in 2009, this time using sound.
    Shayla Love, New Yorker, 1 May 2026
Adjective
  • With precise lip-syncing and fluid gestures, the company aims to make its robots feel like lifelike digital characters rather than machines.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The goal of the mobile unit is to bring lifelike training health care providers in rural areas who might not be able to make it to the simulation lab at Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort Worth Hospital.
    Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Keep your responses measured and your commitments realistic so nothing escalates unnecessarily.
    Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Policymakers should also require manufacturers to disclose additives and realistic leaching data for food-contact materials, cookware, bottled water, and children’s products.
    Justin Zorn, STAT, 28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • The Accommodations On Mustique, no two villas are alike.
    Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The rooms In the Agassiz mansion, no two rooms are alike.
    Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • Stylistically, the naturalistic sculpture hails from the reign of Augustus, dating between 27 BCE and 14 CE.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Heidi Harris’ creative, naturalistic photos have graced the websites and social media pages of Atlanta restaurants for the better part of two decades.
    Henri Hollis, AJC.com, 15 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • In comparable territory, The Outsiders keeps things earnest, and even Stranger Things, for all its loopiness, plays its baby-monster antihero story tragic and straight.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 27 Apr. 2026
  • The legislation also includes the implementation of a public online database displaying information on DCF’s performance comparable to federal standards and additional mandatory training for DCF employees.
    Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • What’s going on there is analogous to what the oil business did in Houston and Dallas.
    Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Indeed, in star-forming regions such as the Trifid, the radiation sculpts the nebulosity in a way that is somewhat analogous to how wind sculpts rocks in the desert.
    Keith Cooper, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • To watch her horse Fabricate race at the 2018 Royal Ascot, the Queen opted for a yellow floral dress and a matching bright coat and hat with a blue flower adorning it.
    Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Mon Coeur collection and more matching moments below!
    ABC News, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026

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“Verisimilar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verisimilar. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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