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verisimilarhaving the appearance of being true or real; plausible

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: having the appearance of being true or real; plausible

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌverɪˈsɪmələr/

Korean meaning: 진실처럼 보이는, 그럴듯한, 사실 같은

Korean pronunciation: 베리**시**밀러

Example Sentences

  • His excuse for being late was verisimilar, but I suspected he just overslept.
  • The movie's plot was verisimilar enough to make the audience believe it could actually happen.
  • She created a verisimilar alibi by posting fake social media updates from different locations.

verisimilar

ADJECTIVE

//ˌverɪˈsɪmələr//

having the appearance of being true or real; plausible

verisimilar concept
💡 Concept

The director creates a verisimilar alien world using green screen technology

verisimilar rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Molecular evidence reveals the particular truth behind what seemed verisimilar!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˌverɪˈsɪmələr/
🇬🇧 UK/ˌverɪˈsɪmələ/

🌳Etymology

Rootveri
Suffix-ar

Origin

From Latin verisimilis, combining 'verus' meaning 'true' and 'similis' meaning 'like' or 'similar'. The word literally means 'like the truth' or 'appearing to be true'.

🎵Rhyme

similarparticularmolecular
similar
particular
molecular

🔗Collocations

verisimilar story
verisimilar account
verisimilar explanation
verisimilar narrative
verisimilar testimony

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

His excuse for being late was verisimilar, but I suspected he just overslept.

The movie's plot was verisimilar enough to make the audience believe it could actually happen.

She created a verisimilar alibi by posting fake social media updates from different locations.

😄 Fun example

My dog ate my homework sounds ridiculous, but my cat deleting my computer files is surprisingly verisimilar.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

plausiblecrediblebelievablerealisticconvincing

Antonyms

implausibleincredibleunbelievable

Related

similarsimulateverifyveritableveracious

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