verisimilar

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore V words

appearing to be true or real, having the quality of seeming probable

In a sentence

Verisimilar in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing verisimilar in a sentence.

The historical novel was verisimilar enough that readers often mistook passages for actual memoir.

Synonyms

plausiblecrediblelifelikerealistic

Antonyms

implausibleincrediblefantastical

Keep going

to waver indecisively between options or opinions

the inability to decide between different courses of action; wavering

total absence of thought, ideas, or substance

empty of meaning, substance, or intelligence

a person who roams from place to place with no fixed home

an unpredictable or capricious change or notion

a person who wanders without a settled home or work

excessively boastful and vain about one's achievements

Common questions

Verisimilar (adjective) means appearing to be true or real, having the quality of seeming probable

Here is verisimilar used in an example sentence: "The historical novel was verisimilar enough that readers often mistook passages for actual memoir."

Common synonyms for verisimilar include plausible, credible, lifelike, realistic.

Antonyms of verisimilar include implausible, incredible, fantastical.

Verisimilar is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

Vocabulary sticks when you meet it in real sentences. Practise these words inside text completion and sentence equivalence questions.