Synonyms of materialize

materialize

verb

mə-ˈtir-ē-ə-ˌlīz 

1

as in to begin

to come into existence

the business speculator promised profits that never seemed to materialize

Synonyms & Similar Words

• begin
• originate
• arise
• start
• appear
• commence
• be
• emerge
• form
• arrive
• exist
• set in
• actualize
• spring
• engender
• live
• break
• dawn
• last
• continue
• breathe
• survive
• persist
• subsist
• coalesce
• endure
• shape (up)
• come on
• cohere

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stop
• cease
• end
• conclude
• finish
• terminate
• disappear
• halt
• vanish
• quit
• discontinue
• dissolve
• die
• evaporate
• desist
• depart
• expire
• perish
• pass away

2

as in to appear

to come into view

the train station materialized through the fog

Synonyms & Similar Words

• appear
• unfold
• show
• come
• arrive
• reappear
• loom
• rise
• happen
• emerge
• come out
• show up
• turn up
• occur
• resurface
• erupt
• arise
• surface
• bulk
• blossom
• issue
• shoot (up)
• break out
• dawn
• bob (up)
• crop (up)
• rematerialize
• debut
• break
• spring (up)
• outcrop

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disappear
• vanish
• evaporate
• dissolve
• fade
• go (away)
• clear
• melt (away)
• leave
• evanesce
• withdraw
• depart
• retire

3

as in to arise

to come to one's attention especially gradually or unexpectedly

an unforeseen problem with this project seems to have materialized

Synonyms & Similar Words

• arise
• emerge
• surface
• happen
• appear
• occur
• come up
• spring (up)
• come
• crop (up)
• come out
• show up
• intervene
• go (on)
• interfere
• come about
• transpire
• turn up
• fall out
• intrude
• go off
• chance
• pass
• interpose
• hap

4

as in to embody

to represent in visible form

a statue of a grieving woman that seems to materialize the very concept of grief

Synonyms & Similar Words

• embody
• express
• incorporate
• manifest
• symbolize
• realize
• body
• exemplify
• illustrate
• personalize
• epitomize
• personify
• incarnate
• externalize
• actualize
• substantiate
• instantiate
• concretize
• typify
• objectify
• image

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of materialize

If both deals materialize, Nigeria could be heading for an unusually consequential moment in public ownership and domestic capital formation. — Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 10 Aug. 2026

In the camp’s Cinema building, an old projector flickers to life on the scene where young Billy (Amanda Fix) loses her virginity, and the real Billy materializes behind Kris, hoping for a jump. — Jp Mangalindan, Time, 10 Aug. 2026

Leaders in Springfield say the growing ICE presence many fear hasn’t yet materialized. — Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026

There was some reported interest by the Wizards at some point, but nothing has materialized. — Zach Harper, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026