as in directly
in the same words
you can't just copy the encyclopedia article verbatim for your report—that's plagiarism
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of verbatim
Some lines of dialogue are lifted almost verbatim from the original series.
—
Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2024
The court wrote that a third doctor quoted nearly verbatim from Center’s erroneous report.
—Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 30 Dec. 2024
The Tennessean has no plans to publish the writings verbatim and has sought to center coverage on public policy, the victims and the community.
—Melissa Brown, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Sound-alike actors have been hired to bring the dialogue to life, but every line has been lifted verbatim from the data of Mats’ text chats.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for verbatim
Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2024
The court wrote that a third doctor quoted nearly verbatim from Center’s erroneous report.
—Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 30 Dec. 2024
The Tennessean has no plans to publish the writings verbatim and has sought to center coverage on public policy, the victims and the community.
—Melissa Brown, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Sound-alike actors have been hired to bring the dialogue to life, but every line has been lifted verbatim from the data of Mats’ text chats.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for verbatim
Recent Examples of Synonyms for verbatim
Adverb
-
As a business owner, fostering an environment that promotes positivity, whether through workplace culture, networking, or personal mindset, can directly impact financial decision-making and success.—
Shane Enete,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
-
In team sports especially, and interactive individual sports where athletes compete directly against each other (i.e. boxing), being unorthodox can be advantageous in making someone more unpredictable.—
Liam Tharme,
The Athletic,
23 Mar. 2025
Adverb
-
Among all systems, WAB (0.98) had the highest Spearman score, suggesting that its ranking most accurately reflected the committee’s perception of overall team strength.—
Giovanni Malloy,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
-
The story is predictably moralistic and, frankly, more worried about conforming to contemporary mores than accurately representing what was going on in Cuba in the 1950s, dramatically speaking anyway.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Mar. 2025
Adverb
-
The roundtable is here at that talk about that and what exactly Musk was doing at the Pentagon this week.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Mar. 2025
-
Sampson went out in the transfer portal last spring and grabbed exactly what the returners needed, a point guard who could score and facilitate in Milos Uzan.—
CJ Moore,
The Athletic,
23 Mar. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Verbatim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verbatim. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share