Synonyms for
Realize
Definition
To become aware of something or to understand something that was not understood before.
Synonyms & similar words
Synonyms by register
Antonyms
Common collocations
- realize the importance
- realize the truth
- realize a dream
- realize the potential
- realize the mistake
- realize the impact
- realize the difference
Word family
Usage note
Often used to mean 'become aware of' or 'achieve'. Be mindful of the distinction between 'realize' (to become aware) and 'reconize' (to identify something previously known).
Example sentences
- I realize that I left my lunch at home.
- She realized she was lost and asked for directions.
- He didn't realize how important his family was to him until they moved away.
- I realized that I was wrong and apologized.
- She realized her dream of becoming a doctor.
Quotes
The only true voyage of discovery, the only fountain of Eternal Youth, would be not to visit strange lands but to possess other eyes, to behold the universe through the eyes of another, of a hundred others, to behold the hundred universes that each of them beholds, that each of them is.
In order to change the world, you have to get your head together first.
The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. As with all matters of the heart, you'll know when you find it.