REALIZING Synonyms: 100 Similar and Opposite Words

realizing

verb

present participle of realize

as in discovering

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

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Relevance

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as in reaping

to receive as return for effort if you deposit your paycheck in a savings account, you'll realize a little interest on it

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Recent Examples of realizing Svetnoy, the film's gaffer, spent the next 20 to 30 minutes rendering aid to Hutchins after realizing the cinematographer had been shot. —

Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2026 After realizing their predicament, the couple was forced to swim to a buoy about a mile from shore. —

Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026 That said, there are many products people consistently overpay for without even realizing it. —

Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026 Upon closer investigation, nothing of interest was found; some goober probably ditched it after realizing there was no other way out of a sticky situation. —

Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 16 Apr. 2026 The occupants, not realizing that Morgan was an ICE agent, called 911. —

Aki Nace, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026 His stories explore how tech is changing the practice of health care and the business and policy challenges to realizing tech’s promise. —

Mario Aguilar, STAT, 9 Apr. 2026 Over the years the installation has encountered a variety of difficulties that kept it from realizing its true spirit and form. —

Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026 Ebert rushed to get her kids ready for school that morning and leave her Columbia home for the Kansas City area where Jill and her husband, Jason, were in disbelief realizing what all had been taken. —

Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2026

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There can be a lot of joy in discovering who your partner is becoming and falling in love with that person, too.

— R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
Councilmembers Kathleen Treseder and Mai raised concerns about the briefings after discovering last month that Agran was briefed first on the budget issue, and as part of that conversation, asked the city manager to research polling on possible local taxes.

— Victoria Le, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026