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• past tense form of realize.
• past participle of realize.

realized

American  

[ree-uh-lahyzd] / ˈri əˌlaɪzd /

especially British, realised

adjective

1. grasped or understood.

   A move to coastal Georgia left her with a newly realized taste for the beach and a bloated sunscreen budget.

2. depicted vividly or made to seem real.

   Writing historical fiction requires extensive research in order to build up a richly realized world and make it comprehensible to the reader.

3. completed or brought to fruition.

   Driven by the concept of outdoor learning, members of the faculty developed the seed of an idea into a fully realized plan.

   I've performed in some evenings of sketches, but it's been years since I was in a fully realized play with a rehearsal process and a director.

4. (of a person) having reached one’s full spiritual or psychological potential.

   He laughs from a deep down center of inner peace, his face radiant with the beauty of a realized soul.

5. (of goods or securities) converted into cash or money.

   Cash receipts include all cash generated from operations, including the proceeds from realized assets.

6. obtained as proceeds, savings, or profit.

   The company’s realized income has remained roughly the same despite their reduced workforce.

   If the realized savings do not exceed the financing costs, the energy services company will make up the difference.

7. Music. (of keyboard music) having the full harmony or ornamentation written out.

   A fully realized version of the organ part is also available.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of realize.

Etymology

Origin of realized

realize ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

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realized

Property in New Zealand is far more expensive than she had realized.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026

"The next step is to figure out which exotic quark configurations nature might have realized here," Nerling said.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 2, 2026

But she quickly realized the error of her ways, thanks to a Laura Marling album of Raffi covers.

From Slate ● Sep. 2, 2026

He promptly won consecutive World Series championships and helped carry the Dodgers to unprecedented revenues that the Angels never realized.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

All at once, I realized why Russell had never seemed to see me at school, even when I’d made a point of passing him in the hall.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

Related Words

• accomplished
• completed
• executed
• finished
• performed