realistic dialogue
Natural-sounding character speech
Realistic dialogue is speech in fiction, film, or drama that sounds like actual conversation.
It captures how people really talk—with interruptions, fragments, filler words, and natural rhythm—rather than the polished sentences of formal writing.
The script's realistic dialogue made the characters feel like people I might know.
Writers balance authenticity against readability, since perfectly realistic dialogue would include too many ums and awkward pauses.
- authenticVerified as original
- naturalNot artificially produced
- ring trueSeem authentic or credible
- believableAble to convince
- conversationExchange of spoken ideas
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