ACTUALIZATION Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

actualization

noun

Definition of actualization

as in realization

the state of being actual or complete an operatic performance that was the long-promised actualization of her musical potential

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Recent Examples of actualization Strauss notes that multiple generations residing in one household is ripe for co-actualization, the concept of enhanced growth through meaningful relationships, to thrive. — Sierra Leone Starks, Parents, 3 Mar. 2026 The house Wanda ended up buying in Broad Cove is an actualization of Steve’s drawing of their dream home, down to the little shed on the side. — Hazlitt, 4 Feb. 2026 My trip to Punta Cana will always be one of insight, kept advice, glamour, actualization—and the first sense of pride in my feminine spirit. — Jesse Ashlock, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 May 2024

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Noun

The song was born of the realization that, as a professional entertainer and family breadwinner from the age of 9 — born to loving but woefully unprepared teen parents — Becky stepped in as head of the household.

— Suzy Exposito, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
In his mind, the shift towards that realization was noticeably dramatic.

— Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of realization

Noun

Wherever possible, quantify your achievements with metrics and include recognizable brands or clients.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
LaBute, whose filmography includes In the Company of Men (1997), Your Friends & Neighbors (1998), Nurse Betty (2000), Some Velvet Morning (2013), and House of Darkness (2022), will also receive a lifetime achievement honor at the fest.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of achievement

Noun

Still, with all the aforementioned accomplishments, and decades later, Steinem said that her naysayers used her bunny work in an attempt to discredit her.

— Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
To Morrison, as well as to the filmmakers, this awful backstory makes something cathartic of his accomplishment.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of accomplishment

Noun

Many of the buildings were cavernous fulfillment centers built during the pandemic-era online-shopping boom that were sitting empty near highways, airports and other transportation hubs.

— María Luisa Paúl, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
With fulfillment time as the firm’s North Star KPI, the team combined RPA, low-code tools and agentic AI to speed up inbound and outbound logistics, giving AI real autonomy over routing decisions.

— Rajesh Gharpure, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of fulfillment

Noun

Even with their reluctance to run, the Tigers rank last with a 69 percent success rate on steals.

— Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
But, Pace says, those successes also should raise questions among policymakers about whether and why a civil government agency such as NASA needs to operate launch sites in the first place.

— Elizabeth Howell, Scientific American, 7 Sep. 2026

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