Synonyms of realizing

realizing

verb

present participle of realize

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• discovering
• seeing
• learning
• hearing
• finding
• ascertaining
• finding out
• getting on (to)
• detecting
• catching on (to)
• perceiving
• encountering
• getting wind of
• wising (up)
• hitting (on or upon)
• spotting
• tumbling (to)
• noting
• calculating
• figuring out
• observing
• discerning
• espying
• descrying
• divining
• puzzling (out)
• doping (out)
• minding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missing
• ignoring
• overlooking
• disregarding
• forgetting
• hiding
• covering
• concealing
• masking
• screening
• unlearning
• blanketing
• blotting out
• veiling
• shrouding
• cloaking
• enshrouding
• occulting
• curtaining

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reaping
• earning
• gaining
• winning
• making
• getting
• garnering
• obtaining
• attaining
• acquiring
• securing
• landing
• capturing
• achieving
• procuring
• carrying
• drawing
• bagging
• bringing in
• accomplishing
• pulling down
• knocking down
• coming by
• accumulating
• scoring
• grossing
• amassing
• netting
• regaining
• occupying
• recapturing
• clearing
• catching
• annexing
• notching (up)
• remaking
• taking over
• reacquiring
• racking up
• picking up
• reattaining

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• losing
• paying
• according
• giving
• granting
• forfeiting
• yielding
• giving up
• surrendering
• relinquishing
• parting (with)
• handing over

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of realizing

Upon realizing that Paolasin was in need of help, one of her 16-year-old family members went into the water to try to help her, per the outlet. — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026

While these companies aggressively embraced AI to enhance their operations, a growing number are realizing that replacing people has been problematic. — Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026

And yet, then as now, not everyone believed that the US had come close to realizing its glorious ideals. — Brenda Wineapple, The New York Review of Books, 4 July 2026

After realizing that the Swift mission might come to an end much sooner than anticipated, NASA put out a call for proposals for a solution. — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 3 July 2026

Recreating New York Shooting on the series took place in Toronto where the production design team built a huge 240-foot recreation of a New York street after realizing the modern Canadian city couldn’t double as 1980s America. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 2 July 2026

After realizing the market didn’t offer anything that met the demand for even basic machine learning workloads to operate their products, the team began laying the groundwork for its first TPU. — Paulina Likos, CNBC, 27 June 2026

Travelers can carry bed bugs from hotel to hotel in their luggage without even realizing. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 27 June 2026

The episode ends with Robby realizing that the hospital probably hasn’t even received half of the incoming casualties. — Ew Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 25 June 2026