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 It was driven by millions of individual decisions — families and business owners realizing that a solar panel is a declaration of independence from a volatile grid, and even more volatile global prices. —

Jennifer Granholm, semafor.com, 30 Apr. 2026 But despite the widespread adoption of this technology, not every company is realizing bottom-line improvement commensurate with its capabilities. —

Gene Rapoport, Harvard Business Review, 30 Apr. 2026 Comey says the image was political commentary, not a call to violence, and removed the post immediately after realizing some people were misinterpreting it as threatening. —

Eric Tucker, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026 That may help explain why the survey also found that only 16% of respondents report realizing a high degree of measurable value from AI. —

John Kell, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026 Leaving a faucet running and not realizing it. —

Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 28 Apr. 2026 Cameras in public spaces, in contrast, can capture faces as people walk by, from a distance and without the people whose faces are scanned realizing it. —

Jonathan S. Weissman, The Conversation, 28 Apr. 2026 The bottom line Amazon is still far away from realizing its full space ambitions, and doing so will likely require much more funding in the future. —

Paulina Likos, CNBC, 27 Apr. 2026 People hugged and cheered around Delp, shifting positions and blocking the sofa without realizing the persistent pup was trying to push through just below them. —

Sara Vallone, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Apr. 2026

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Tong was in possession of multiple bags, which officers later searched through after obtaining a search warrant, discovering several bottles containing substances commonly used in the manufacture of meth, according to the outlet.

— Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
The incident led to city officials discovering that the fire hydrant pressure had not been tested in over 10 years despite industry standards suggesting they be tested every five years, Pernerewski said at the time.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 1 May 2026