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

Even so, experts caution that there are numerous engineering and cost efficiency challenges that need to be addressed before these plans could be realized. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2026

By 14, Pellacani realized diving could become something bigger than an after-school activity. — Bella Armstrong, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026

Many researchers have since realized the scale mostly measures attitudes associated with being conservative. — Lisa Hagen, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026

And his film, at once proudly unlikable and meticulously realized, is both a daring display of craft and a rude sign of life—which is to say, the opposite of depressing. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2026

Passengers later described screams and confusion as people realized something was seriously wrong. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026

The coal arriving in Oakland may also be dirtier than realized, according to the Norda Stelo report. — Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

Kasirye realized treating the individual in the clinic was not enough. — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Once out, police realized Thomas appeared drunk, KNBC reported. — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 23 Sep. 2026