unrealized
adjective
un·re·al·ized
ˌən-ˈrē-ə-ˌlīzd 
: not realized: such as
a
: not effected, accomplished, or fulfilled
The project remains unrealized.
unrealized desires
unrealized potential
b
: not turned into cash by sale
the stock's unrealized gains
c
: not brought to conscious awareness : not understood
unrealized truths
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Close to $370 million of the company’s losses came from unrealized liabilities in digital assets and equities.
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Yash Roy, Fortune, 9 May 2026
Yet, because the program has not been adequately promoted, millions of Americans who could benefit from it simply never do, potential savings go unrealized and tax dollars are wasted.
—French Hill, Baltimore Sun, 4 May 2026
But too few individuals mean their functional roles, like improving soil, go unrealized across vast areas.
—Paige Stein, Hartford Courant, 4 May 2026
The edition is co-curated by Angela Harutyunyan and Paula Nascimento, who have structured the project around themes of unrealized social projects and the capacity of the past to animate the present.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
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Yash Roy, Fortune, 9 May 2026
Yet, because the program has not been adequately promoted, millions of Americans who could benefit from it simply never do, potential savings go unrealized and tax dollars are wasted.
—French Hill, Baltimore Sun, 4 May 2026
But too few individuals mean their functional roles, like improving soil, go unrealized across vast areas.
—Paige Stein, Hartford Courant, 4 May 2026
The edition is co-curated by Angela Harutyunyan and Paula Nascimento, who have structured the project around themes of unrealized social projects and the capacity of the past to animate the present.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for unrealized
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“Unrealized.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unrealized. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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