Veridical
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /vəˈɹɪdɪkəl/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Veridical is an adjective meaning Pertaining to an experience, perception, or interpretation that accurately represents reality.
Meaning
Pertaining to an experience, perception, or interpretation that accurately represents reality.
Example Sentences
Few believe that all claimed religious experiences are veridical.
There was great need for empirical research that would build a more veridical description of organizations and management.
Searle himself notes that one way an experience might fail is for it to be a veridical hallucination: you might hallucinate a cat before you, and by accident there might be a cat before you.
Synonyms for veridical
Depending on context, synonyms include veracious, veridicous, realistic, real.
Antonyms for veridical
Common opposites include false, falsidical, delusory, illusory, imaginary, imaginative.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include real, realistic, veracious, right, beingly, substantial.
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