Synonyms of realization

realization

noun

ˌrē-ə-lə-ˈzā-shən 

as in accomplishment

the state of being actual or complete

this research paper is the realization of an entire year's work

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accomplishment
• achievement
• fulfillment
• success
• attainment
• actualization
• fruition
• consummation
• pass
• actuality
• triumph

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• naught
• failure
• defeat
• nonfulfillment
• fizzle
• nonsuccess

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of realization

The furor was stoked by the realization that The Met Gala‘s scheduled date of May 3, 2027, coincides with the Jewish holiday of Yom HaShoah, or Holocaust Remembrance Day. — Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026

Perhaps Huck, who did not respond to a request for comment, came to this realization a little late and is looking to avoid getting stuck in a money-pit situation. — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 31 Aug. 2026

This realization is the stepping stone out of a mistaken belief in mortal mind’s reality into the grand verity and all-harmonious cosmos of immortal Mind. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 31 Aug. 2026

Kathleen Hanna was at least as agog as any of the rest of us at the realization the band was playing to a pretty full and definitely engaged field of (primarily) women, something that would have seemed like science-fiction in their heyday. — Chris Willman, Variety, 30 Aug. 2026