MATERIALIZE Synonyms: 114 Similar and Opposite Words

materialize

verb

mə-ˈtir-ē-ə-ˌlīz

Definition of materialize

as in to begin

to come into existence the business speculator promised profits that never seemed to materialize

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as in to appear

to come into view the train station materialized through the fog

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as in to arise

to come to one's attention especially gradually or unexpectedly an unforeseen problem with this project seems to have materialized

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as in to embody

to represent in visible form a statue of a grieving woman that seems to materialize the very concept of grief

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Recent Examples of materialize And yet no plans materialized for a meeting, casual or otherwise. — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 7 Sep. 2026 Her government has also discussed holding national elections with the State Department, though those have not yet materialized in actual commitment. — Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026 The companies invested billions of dollars in plants to produce battery cells to meet EV demand that didn't materialize. — Michael Wayland, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026 The realities of rural life occasionally materialize in the margins of Guillermina and Belinda’s young lives. — Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for materialize

Recent Examples of Synonyms for materialize

Verb

The collaboration will begin with a joint feasibility study and could lead to future commercial deployments of the battery technology.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2026
At 34, frustrated by the lack of a decent salary and deteriorating living conditions, including declining healthcare and long lines for gasoline, De La Cruz began to think about leaving Cuba.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2026

Definition of begin

Verb

Mercury's rough surface, continually reshaped by debris hurled from impact craters, may have hidden the true extent of the loss, according to the researchers whose findings appear in the journal Geophysical Research Letters.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026
What was especially strange was that the initial rumors of the move appeared while the Avs were still in the playoffs.

— Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of appear

Verb

If the coach decides to move one of them to the wing full-time (likely McDavid in this scenario), the need will immediately arise for a second-line centre.

— Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
The talks surrounding Sunday alcohol sales recently arose during a citizens forum at a recent meeting, said City Administrator Jeff Dingman.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of arise

Verb

During the 1960s and ’70s, Morgan embodied and inspired historic changes in how women lived and thought.

— Hillel Italie, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
The contrast between relief and despair is rarely more stark than on a tennis court, where two players embodying those emotions stand across the net at the end of a match and shake hands.

— Ava Wallace, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of embody

Verb

Fourteen of those storms originated in the East Pacific, which, with two and a half months of the season still to come, will likely blow past its average seasonal storm total of 15.

— Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026
But each dollar of revenue must be weighed against the cost to originate, explain, onboard, service, monitor and govern the allocation.

— Satish Avhad, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of originate

Verb

Determine whether the provider accounts for conventional search results and emerging methods of online discovery.

— Scott Keever, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Developing nations argue that penalties imposed on carbon-heavy imports disproportionately harm emerging economies that lack the immediate capital to upgrade to green manufacturing infrastructure.

— Mayu Saini, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of emerge

Verb

Artificial intelligence developers are expressing alarm that AI could destroy humanity in the next few years, and industry leaders are calling for a slowdown in its development.

— Joel Mathis, TheWeek, 14 Sep. 2026
At the blue red carpet rollout last week, the actress, known for portraying Olivia Benson in the NBC franchise, expressed excitement to do something different from her longstanding work on the show.

— Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2026