Synonyms of materialized

materialized

verb

past tense of materialize

1

as in began

to come into existence

the business speculator promised profits that never seemed to materialize

Synonyms & Similar Words

• began
• originated
• started
• appeared
• arose
• commenced
• was
• formed
• emerged
• engendered
• sprang
• actualized
• dawned
• arrived
• set in
• existed
• lived
• broke
• breathed
• lasted
• continued
• persisted
• coalesced
• subsisted
• survived
• shaped (up)
• came on
• cohered
• endured

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stopped
• ended
• ceased
• concluded
• finished
• terminated
• halted
• disappeared
• discontinued
• vanished
• dissolved
• evaporated
• quit
• died
• desisted
• departed
• expired
• passed away
• perished

2

as in appeared

to come into view

the train station materialized through the fog

Synonyms & Similar Words

• appeared
• unfolded
• showed
• came
• loomed
• arrived
• reappeared
• rose
• happened
• emerged
• came out
• surfaced
• showed up
• turned up
• resurfaced
• erupted
• occurred
• arose
• issued
• blossomed
• dawned
• debuted
• shot (up)
• broke out
• bulked
• rematerialized
• cropped (up)
• bobbed (up)
• sprang (up)
• broke
• outcropped

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disappeared
• vanished
• evaporated
• dissolved
• went (away)
• faded
• cleared
• melted (away)
• left
• withdrew
• evanesced
• departed
• retired

3

as in surfaced

to come to one's attention especially gradually or unexpectedly

an unforeseen problem with this project seems to have materialized

Synonyms & Similar Words

• surfaced
• arose
• emerged
• appeared
• happened
• occurred
• came up
• cropped (up)
• sprang (up)
• came
• transpired
• went (on)
• came out
• intervened
• chanced
• came about
• showed up
• interfered
• turned up
• intruded
• passed
• fell out
• went off
• interposed
• happed

4

as in embodied

to represent in visible form

a statue of a grieving woman that seems to materialize the very concept of grief

Synonyms & Similar Words

• embodied
• expressed
• incorporated
• manifested
• symbolized
• realized
• exemplified
• personified
• illustrated
• instantiated
• epitomized
• personalized
• incarnated
• actualized
• externalized
• substantiated
• bodied
• concretized
• typified
• objectified
• imaged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disembodied

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of materialized

Saleh’s plan to have Bosa and Huff on the edges with first-round draft pick Mykel Williams and Yetur Gross-Matos playing the inside in nickel situations never materialized. —Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026

That vision has now materialized with 5 Junction Management. —Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Jan. 2026

Concerns about massive traffic diversion to the South Bronx and Staten Island have also not materialized, though the picture is nuanced. —Sam Schwartz, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2026

These meetings have either not materialized or have not become public, but the rumors persist. —Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 4 Jan. 2026

Even if that potential Sun Belt title in the program's final season in conference never materialized, the future remains as bright as ever. —Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 2 Jan. 2026

Trump’s 200% tariff threat on European alcohol never materialized. —Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Fortune, 31 Dec. 2025

Pine Gate attempted to find potential project buyers and other forms of investment but nothing materialized. —Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 11 Nov. 2025

Accessories materialized as the heroes of the moment, adding rich, touchable depth to the collections. —Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 9 Nov. 2025