Showing results for "realizes"

present tense form of realize (3rd person singular).

realizes

VERB

appreciate, become aware of

Synonyms

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comprehend get grasp know recognize think understand

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apprehend catch conceive discern envisage envision fancy feature image imagine visualize

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be cognizant of become conscious of catch on get it get the idea get the picture get through one's head pick up see daylight take in vision

Antonyms

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disbelieve forget misinterpret miss mistake misunderstand

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disregard lose

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fail ignore neglect

VERB

accomplish

Synonyms

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bring about carry out complete do

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actualize consummate effect effectuate fulfill materialize perfect perform reify

WEAK

bring off bring to fruition carry through corporealize make concrete make good make happen

Antonyms

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halt neglect stop

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fail

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ignore lose

VERB

gain, earn

Synonyms

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accomplish achieve attain get produce reach receive

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acquire clear make net obtain score win

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bring in go for make a profit rack up sell for take in

Antonyms

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abandon depart fail give in give up leave lose miss surrender

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forfeit

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ignore neglect

Example Sentences

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The computer-science major with an AI concentration now realizes he wouldn’t have honed the fundamentals if he had been allowed to use AI back then.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 22, 2026

And Infantino realizes more clearly than anyone just how much he owes to U.S. intervention.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

She does, but only after Deborah realizes that she cannot bear to walk away from the jokes she could write about dying.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

That proves infeasible when he realizes, amid heavy snowfall, that the first stretch, Massachusetts’ 34-mile Johnny Appleseed Trail, is not a forest path but a paved highway unsuitable for pedestrians.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

What if he looks at it when he gets home and realizes what a weird face I have?

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman