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naturalism

[nach-er-uh-liz-uhm, nach-ruh-] / ˈnætʃ ər əˌlɪz əm, ˈnætʃ rə- /
NOUN
fidelity
Synonyms
STRONGEST
faithfulness loyalty
STRONG
accuracy adherence adhesion attachment closeness constancy correspondence exactitude exactness preciseness precision realism scrupulousness
WEAK
verism
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disloyalty
STRONG
imprecision inaccuracy inexactness irregularity
WEAK
faithlessness inconstancy infidelity lying nonconformity treachery unsteadiness vacillation wavering
NOUN
steadfastness
Synonyms
STRONGEST
constancy faithfulness
STRONG
accuracy adherence adhesion allegiance attachment closeness correspondence exactitude exactness fealty loyalty preciseness precision realism scrupulousness
WEAK
verism
Antonyms
STRONGEST
inconstancy
STRONG
disloyalty enmity imprecision inaccuracy inexactness

Example Sentences

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He opts for a flashy shocker of a finale, which violates the play’s comic naturalism and seems faintly desperate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

The Morgan Library & Museum puts the Baroque master’s early canvas in the context of his contemporaries and precursors, emphasizing his extraordinary naturalism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

The other is biological naturalism, which argues the opposite.

From Science Daily • Dec. 24, 2025

Just because Chloë and Cara and the others are doing more naturalism, that doesn't mean they're not good performances.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2025

All my life had shaped me for the realism, the naturalism of the modern novel, and I could not read enough of them.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.