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realize

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of realize

1 to come to an awareness of

  • I just realized that I canʼt go out to dinner tonight because Iʼm supposed to babysit for our neighbor
Synonyms of realize

ascertain, catch on (to), discover, find out, get on (to), hear, learn, see, wise (up)
Words Related to realize

hit (on or upon), tumble (to)

descry, detect, encounter, espy, see, spot

calculate, dope (out), figure out, find, puzzle (out)

discern, mind, note, observe, perceive

divine
Phrases Synonymous with realize

get wind of
Near Antonyms of realize

miss, overlook

disregard, ignore

forget, unlearn

blanket, blot out, cloak, conceal, cover, curtain, enshroud, hide, mask, occult, screen, shroud, veil

2 to receive as return for effort

  • if you deposit your paycheck in a savings account, youʼll realize a little interest on it
Synonyms of realize

acquire, attain, bag, bring in, capture, carry, come by, draw, earn, gain, garner, get, knock down, land, make, obtain, procure, pull down, reap, secure, win
Words Related to realize

clear, gross, net

accomplish, achieve, notch (up), score

accumulate, amass, draw, rack up

catch, pick up

annex, occupy, take over

reacquire, reattain, recapture, regain, remake
Near Antonyms of realize

accord, give, grant, pay

give up, hand over, part (with), relinquish, surrender, yield
Antonyms of realize

forfeit, lose

Synonym Discussion of realize

think, conceive, imagine, fancy, realize, envisage, envision mean to form an idea of. think implies the entrance of an idea into one's mind with or without deliberate consideration or reflection.
    • I just thought of a good joke
conceive suggests the forming and bringing forth and usually developing of an idea, plan, or design.
    • conceived of a new marketing approach
imagine stresses a visualization.
    • imagine you're at the beach
fancy suggests an imagining often unrestrained by reality but spurred by desires.
    • fancied himself a super athlete
realize stresses a grasping of the significance of what is conceived or imagined.
    • realized the enormity of the task ahead
envisage and envision imply a conceiving or imagining that is especially clear or detailed.
    • envisaged a totally computerized operation
    • envisioned a cure for the disease

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