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 Potential obstacles to realizing this future AI growth — whether that's tight memory supply and high prices, or political backlash to data centers — may come up on the call. — Kevin Stankiewicz,zev Fima, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2026 Organizations are realizing that in the age of AI, their data has near-endless potential, and IT leaders are seeking ways to establish stricter governance over how it is shared and used across their infrastructure. — Pavel Bykov, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026 The men reversed course to flee uphill, one briefly stopping to film before realizing the scale of the danger. — Laura Saravia, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2026 My identity is realizing values in character rather than circumstantial performance. — Dan Hayes, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026 Many became hits in other people’s voices, often without listeners realizing the hand behind them was hers. — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026 In a far milder way, this was also a new act for me, a trainee realizing the limits of medicine like a child learning that her favorite superhero is a fantasy. — Caroline Cherston, STAT, 25 Aug. 2026 Something can be beloved, complex, and captivating and still not be a planet; there is liberation—redemption, even—in realizing this world remains undiminished. — Mike Brown, Scientific American, 24 Aug. 2026 Congratulations on realizing that your wedding party should consist of those closest to you, regardless of gender. — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 24 Aug. 2026

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During the third, Veilleux called 911 shortly after discovering the damage.

— Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026
After discovering a book of paintings by Georgia O'Keeffe in a secondhand bookstore, Kusama wrote to the famous artist, asking for advice.

— Elizabeth Blair, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of discovering

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Lisa is seeing what this experience could be for her, which only emphasized just how bad her current situation on RHOSLC is.

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026
Domagal-Goldman compared Roman’s capabilities to capturing an all-encompassing view of a forest as well as seeing sharp details of its trees, like leaves and birds, all at the same time.

— Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of seeing

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Some soldiers distinguished themselves by helping to render emergency trauma response and first aid to civilians, earning individual service commendations, according to the Arkansas National Guard.

— Neal Earley, Arkansas Online, 29 Aug. 2026
As tuition climbs and federal oversight tightens on low-earning programs, a new tool lets families compare outcomes across California campuses.

— Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of earning

Verb

The list of 500 schools was compiled by the magazine and data research firm Statista, Schools were given a score based on their student outcomes, learning environment and their attractiveness to students.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2026
How marketing teams are evaluating a provider Teams choosing a partner for this work are learning to ask pointed questions instead of accepting a buzzword.

— Jason Phillips, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of learning

Verb

Summary An 11-year-old Ontario entrepreneur, Ashton Meyer, transformed his $10 bin cleaning side hustle into a viral success, gaining over 110,000 Instagram followers.

— Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Visiting people in their communities and gaining firsthand insight into Norway’s diverse realities became a fundamental part of their work.

— Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of gaining

Verb

All the drama from last week’s showdown with the season-21 designers is resolved by season 22 winning the unconventional-materials challenge.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
The screenplay placed second in the horror category at the 2025 Slamdance Screenplay Competition, winning Filmmatic’s Horror/Thriller Screenplay Awards, and selected for the 2026 Grey List.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of winning

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