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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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 There's really nothing better than firing up a grill and having a nice barbecue, but few things are as enraging as getting ready to cook and realizing something is missing. —

Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026 Cloudflare axed a fifth of its staff after realizing that thousands of AI agents can handle the humans’ old tasks. —

Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 15 May 2026 This could be a viral moment, unexpected promotion or finally realizing you’ve outgrown a professional role that no longer excites you. —

Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026 The War Department, realizing one family had already sacrificed so much, decided the fourth and youngest brother, 24-year-old Frederick (Fritz), a sergeant serving in the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, had to be sent home. —

Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 May 2026 This isn’t waving the white flag, but rather realizing that Time shouldn’t be tempted. —

Candace Buckner, New York Times, 14 May 2026 The tree may look small now, but realizing you’ve chosen a tree that’s grown too large for your fence line can be an expensive fix 20 years down the road. —

Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 10 May 2026 Directed by Kyle Balda, The Sheep Detectives stars Jackman as George, a shepherd who reads whodunit novels to his sheep at night, not realizing that his woolly companions actually understand the murder mysteries. —

Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026 This season that for Owen and Teddy has been a big journey of just finding their way back to one another and realizing that there was a path back to each other in the first place. —

Katie Campione, Deadline, 7 May 2026

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Cannes, after all, has always prided itself on discovering and nurturing new talent — and pushing the envelope of what cinema both is and can be.

— Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 15 May 2026
For Birmingham, that means discovering what Alabama’s second-largest city really offers—especially its quietly stellar food scene that’s been racking up James Beard nominations.

— AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 15 May 2026