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

Examples of unrealized in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Nippon Life alone saw $25 billion in unrealized losses. —Catherine Baab, Quartz, 28 May 2025

Shareholders who had held from the IPO for the next four years were now looking at unrealized losses after all that volatility. —Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 27 May 2025

Failing to do so risks turning our Centers for Innovation and Entrepreneurship—once the launching pads for the next generation of breakthrough companies—into monuments of unrealized potential. —Natalie Madeira Cofield, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025

Montauk’s history is paved with unrealized dreams and reinvention. —Literary Hub, 22 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1767, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unrealized

• americanized
• anathematized
• collateralized
• contextualized
• conventionalized
• demilitarized
• demineralized
• departmentalized
• industrialised
• industrialized
• materialised
• materialized

Legal Definition

unrealized

adjective

un·​re·​al·​ized

ˌən-ˈrē-ə-ˌlīzd

: not yet realized

unrealized appreciation