unrealized

[uhn-ree-uh-lahyzd]

adjective

1. not made real or actual; not resulting in accomplishment, as a task or aim.

   unrealized ambitions.

2. not known or suspected.

   unrealized talent.

unrealized

/ ʌnˈrɪəˌlaɪzd /

adjective

1. (of an ambition, hope, goal, etc) not attained or brought to fruition

Word History and Origins

Origin of unrealized¹

First recorded in 1765–75; un- ¹ + realize ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

But best-case pitching scenarios, of course, have often been unrealized fantasies with the franchise in recent years.

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Behind all the gimmicks, wackiness and absurdity, the roster is still filled with ballplayers — many of them with unrealized MLB dreams — now finding a second life through Banana Ball.

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“All the potential gains out there” that may go unrealized.

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The tapeworm diet was, of course, gross, but it would have felt a bit unrealized if she just took it and became skinny.

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And this film could somehow serve as a monument to the past and a monument to their unrealized work.

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Related Words

• innate 
• instinctive 
• latent 
• lost 
• repressed 
• subliminal 
• suppressed