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

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

In addition to realizing how important that kind of spontaneity could be, Gosling learned something else as well. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 20 Oct. 2026

After realizing the shortcomings of tracking titles, the challenge for All Raise is to figure out what to track instead. — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026

In 2025, realizing the existing Siri couldn’t grow into the AI era, the company scrapped it in favor of another version that had been two-tracked. — Andrew R. Chow, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

Capone, in a green suit, reportedly smiled, perhaps not yet realizing those counts carried a maximum sentence of 17 years. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Oct. 2026

Marking 20 years as a band last month, and realizing we’ve been nominated 19 times for vocal group of the year, is unbelievable. — Melinda Newman, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2026