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

An adult who arrived at the pool moments later called 911 after realizing Cornelious was under the water, deputies said. — Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 13 July 2026

So as the picks start coming off the board and realizing there’s a little bit more opportunity to get him, our excitement level climbed. — Joaquin Ruiz, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026

Despite this, many executives continue to approach the process the same way, without realizing how much of the opportunity landscape remains hidden. — Gabe Dymond, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Losing him in the middle of my rookie year, not realizing what the business was. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 10 July 2026

After a scientific odyssey, Wilsey is agonizingly close to realizing his goal. — Damian Garde, STAT, 9 July 2026

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

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