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

The juror slipped through without a single flashbulb going off, without a single paparazzo glancing or realizing this person might be someone worth photographing. — Luke Jones, Vanity Fair, 5 Nov. 2026

Teachers and school staff can also steer students away from hard tasks, often without realizing it. — Deldhy Nicolás Moya Sánchez, The Conversation, 5 Nov. 2026

Many are realizing that alone time isn’t about feeling isolated. — Cheryl Fenton, Flow Space, 5 Nov. 2026

After realizing Apa was not moving in the tracking app, Michelle Apa reportedly headed to her daughter's location. — Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026

The process exposes unexpected shapes and patterns through texture, creating an impression of spontaneous motion, as though the picture were realizing itself. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 2 Nov. 2026

What changed her was realizing that natural ability wasn’t enough, leaving Hollywood for New York and studying with Lee Strasberg. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 22 Oct. 2026

Capital One is getting closer to realizing the benefits of its transformative acquisition. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026

You’d be forgiven for not realizing that Nintendo Switch Sports Resort is launching this week. — Andrew Webster, The Verge, 20 Oct. 2026