CONCRETIZING Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

concretizing

verb

present participle of concretize

as in actualizing

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Ghana’s path to actualizing a Wakanda-like vision of African wealth protected from outside extraction and converted into national power will necessarily be more complicated.

— Richard Fowler, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
The collective takeaway is that producing, forging and actualizing belief is a way to center oneself, turn the volume down on all the noise out there, and feel… well, to put it simply, good.

— Nick Remsen, Vogue, 4 Dec. 2025

Definition of actualizing

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At issue are 50-year-old legal documents that expired without most condo owners realizing it.

— Kara Finnstrom, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
Sometimes those hectic summer days carpooling to camp and realizing your kids snacked through your entire Costco run in 48 hours are about survival—not making memories to last a lifetime.

— Melissa Willets, Parents, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of realizing

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Hathaway was dealt the unenviable task of embodying director James Gray’s mother in Armageddon Time, an autobiographical drama based on his childhood.

— Chris Bellamy, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Aug. 2026
The craftsmanship continues upstairs, where jamdani fabrics and wallpapers in the primary bedroom celebrate the ancient Bengal art of weaving fine diaphanous textiles, embodying the showroom’s dedication to materiality, artistry, and the human hand.

— AD PRO, Architectural Digest, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of embodying

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Latent symptoms frequently develop after the fact, manifesting as spinal soreness, neck stiffness, inflammation, wrist trauma from breaking the fall, hip discomfort, or concussion indicators such as disorientation, nausea, and photophobia.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2026
As big reveals continue to occupy an important place in the lexicon of family storytelling on social media, their tropes are manifesting off-screen.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of manifesting

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