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

Even Alan Greenspan, the former Federal Reserve chairman who was ardently skeptical of regulation, eventually realized this.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Instead, it emboldened a new generation of fakers who saw the easy money he made off eager buyers and realized that others involved in the fraud weren’t held accountable.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

“But I’d never seen anyone that looked or sounded like my grandfather in it. I realized that it could be a really creative method to preserve his voice and his story. “

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Deborah famously tried to muzzle Ava a few times, only to back off when she realized that by hurting her protégé, she was wounding herself.

From Salon • May 29, 2026

Clare realized it had been the answer to the question of where Gingersnipes belonged after all.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

Related Words

• accomplished
• completed
• executed
• finished
• performed