VERISM Antonyms
veristic
Best Opposite Words For VERISM
| Word | Save | Syns.. | Usage | Type | ||
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| abstractionism | nounn | |||||
noun • an abstract genre of art; artistic content depends on internal form rather than pictorial representation • a representation having no reference to concrete objects or specific examples | ||||||
| formalism | nounn | |||||
noun • the doctrine that formal structure rather than content is what should be represented • (philosophy) the philosophical theory that formal (logical or mathematical) statements have no meaning but that its symbols (regarded as physical entities) exhibit a form that has useful applications • the practice of scrupulous adherence to prescribed or external forms | ||||||
| idealism | nounn | |||||
noun • (philosophy) the philosophical theory that ideas are the only reality • impracticality by virtue of thinking of things in their ideal form rather than as they really are • elevated ideals or conduct; the quality of believing that ideals should be pursued | ||||||
| imagination | nounn | |||||
noun • the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses • the ability to form mental images of things or events • the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems | ||||||
| pretense | nounn | |||||
noun • the act of giving a false appearance • pretending with intention to deceive • imaginative intellectual play • a false or unsupportable quality • an artful or simulated semblance | ||||||
| romanticism | nounn | |||||
noun • impractical romantic ideals and attitudes • a movement in literature and art during the late 18th and early 19th centuries that celebrated nature rather than civilization • an exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure) | ||||||
| subjectivism | nounn | |||||
noun • (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge and value are dependent on and limited by your subjective experience • the quality of being subjective | ||||||
