Synonyms of realized

realized 1 of 2

adjective

as in accomplished

Related Words

• accomplished
• concluded
• achieved
• finished
• attained
• ended
• terminated
• completed
• over
• done
• complete
• through
• up
• compassed
• obsolete
• extinct
• down
• defunct
• expired
• over with
• dead
• kaput

Dissimilar Words

• incomplete
• unfinished
• ongoing
• continuing
• uncompleted
• undone

realized

2 of 2

verb

past tense of realize

1

as in discovered

to come to an awareness of

I just realized that I can't go out to dinner tonight because I'm supposed to babysit for our neighbor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• discovered
• learned
• saw
• heard
• found
• ascertained
• found out
• got on (to)
• caught on (to)
• detected
• got wind of
• encountered
• spotted
• wised (up)
• perceived
• tumbled (to)
• noted
• figured out
• hit (on or upon)
• discerned
• calculated
• observed
• espied
• puzzled (out)
• descried
• divined
• doped (out)
• minded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missed
• overlooked
• ignored
• disregarded
• forgot
• covered
• hid
• concealed
• masked
• screened
• veiled
• blanketed
• cloaked
• shrouded
• blotted out
• unlearned
• enshrouded
• occulted
• curtained

2

as in earned

to receive as return for effort

if you deposit your paycheck in a savings account, you'll realize a little interest on it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• earned
• reaped
• gained
• won
• made
• got
• garnered
• obtained
• attained
• landed
• acquired
• captured
• secured
• procured
• achieved
• carried
• drew
• brought in
• pulled down
• knocked down
• accomplished
• came by
• bagged
• accumulated
• scored
• netted
• amassed
• occupied
• grossed
• regained
• cleared
• caught
• notched (up)
• recaptured
• annexed
• reacquired
• remade
• took over
• picked up
• racked up
• reattained

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lost
• paid
• granted
• gave
• forfeited
• accorded
• yielded
• surrendered
• gave up
• relinquished
• handed over
• parted (with)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of realized

Adjective

Her blinkered perspective is consumed with semi-realized introspection and self-reprobation. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 13 May 2026

Verb

Then birdwatchers realized the eagles had indeed built another nest, just in a different spot, moving across the river to Glen Hazel. — CBS News, 13 Nov. 2026

Greenstein believes the full potential of AI is only just beginning to be realized. — S. Sorrina Beecher, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026

Lewis handled drones for a short time while deployed, but realized there's a bigger future with unmanned aircraft systems. — Chelsea Torres, FOXNews.com, 12 Nov. 2026

The spa Spa Anjali is where the hotel’s wellness positioning feels the most fully realized. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Nov. 2026

Fast forward to present day, and that potential has been realized — by Schlittler and the rest of the baseball world. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 11 Nov. 2026

But by the mid-aughts, Huang realized that some of its chips – containing processing units that could perform many calculations in tandem – could have applications beyond gaming. — Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2026

The comment came as a report said the world has failed to slow global warming trends in the past five years because plans weren’t realized and efforts that would have helped were canceled out. — ABC News, 11 Nov. 2026

This country is a real trip, and most of us realized that before 2016. — Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2026