realization

noun

re·​al·​i·​za·​tion ˌrē-ə-lə-ˈzā-shən 

1

: the action of realizing : the state of being realized

2

: something realized

Synonyms

• accomplishment
• achievement
• actuality
• actualization
• attainment
• consummation
• fruition
• fulfillment
• fulfilment
• pass

Examples of realization in a Sentence

There is a growing realization that changes need to be made to the coaching staff.

this research paper is the realization of an entire year's work

Recent Examples on the Web

In the profile this week, the musician opened up about what led to his retirement realization, saying in part the choice was influenced by becoming a parent. —Zoe G. Phillips, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 July 2024

Neither could the gut-rending realization that someone out there deliberately tried to harm Trump. —Colbert I. King, Washington Post, 14 July 2024

The fundamental test of taste is in Bodet’s realization of the potentially absurd anachronistic element—the lives and fortunes of Manet and Baudelaire in the age of the smartphone, a conceit that could easily have turned goofy or pedantic. —Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 9 July 2024

That victory also represented the full realization of a high court that conservative lawyers and activists have been seeking for a generation. —Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 July 2024

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing realization

• come to the realization
• self-realization