veritable
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7.4
- adjective
- /ˈvɛrɪtəbl/
:
verdadero
- As I told you last fall, it's a veritable love nest on wheels.
- a veritable explosion
- a veritable cottage industry
- become a veritable
From marginalia to drops of wax, each book is a veritable archaeological site awaiting excavation.
- From marginalia to drops of wax, each book is a veritable archaeological site awaiting excavation.
- We find out the city of Amarun and it turns out to be a pretty terrible place, a veritable city of the damned, right?
- Outside every nook and cranny of your body is a veritable cesspool of bacteria, viruses and fungus.
- In fact, one could argue that the qualities that comprise narcissism are a veritable modern day guide to business and professional success.
- Now on to kicking the veritable ectoplasm out of some ghosts.
- And that's just the tip of the veritable hay Bale.
Examples
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It's a veritable vegetable paradise.
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The list of victims is a veritable who's who of the city's cultural leaders.
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And in so believing, he created a veritable paradise for himself right here.
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But worst of all, it is a veritable firetrap.
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All my nurturing of this tree had prepared a veritable temple for my spirit.
Fiction book (2002) -
Did I mention that the park is a veritable treasure trove of parents without partners?
Fiction book (1991) -
Immigrants often eventually form their own congregations and become veritable centers of immigrant social and religious life.
Academic text (2008) -
John Shaw and George Lepp are more technically minded; they are veritable fountains of knowledge.
Academic text (1995) -
Meteorite hunters found a veritable gold mine on frozen Tagish Lake in northwestern Canada.
Academic text (2001) -
The garden became a veritable oasis filled with vibrant flowers and lush greenery.
Synonyms
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3.8
Something that is real and trustworthy, not a fake
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5.9
Being real and honest, not fake
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4.4
Clearly real, not fake
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9.9
True and correct, matching what really happened
Antonyms
How Real
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Veritable comes from the old Latin root verus meaning 'true', the same root you see in very and verity. So to call something veritable is to say it is 'really' or 'truly' that thing, used to make a strong point.