realization
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3.6
- noun
- /ˌriːəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
- US
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- The sudden realization that he had been missing important details made him pay closer attention in meetings.
- self-realization
- come to the realization
- a dawning realization
I was, I came to the realization that, yeah, that's not going to happen.
- I was, I came to the realization that, yeah, that's not going to happen.
- At some point there has to be a realization of who has what piece.
- The main benefit is the realization that I am not my personality.
- The real or eventual realization, though, was that that's not working.
- And that was a realization that I think I came to in this class.
- You could have that realization instantaneously in a moment.
- In the midst of that was the realization that's a robot.
- And it's something about that realization when there is no longer a shock.
- And it was such a realization for her.
- It's a, it's a realization that you feel whole.
- It's just a a realization that you can't.
- Is the goal for him to have the realization of this was my family?
Examples
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I finally came to the realization that I was pushin' you further and further away from me also.
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More crushing to you than anything else must be the realization that you have simply been used.
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Then we came to the realization that this is mad.
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And it was such a realization for her.
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Then, thank God, we were saved by the simple realization of the truth.
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Their realization that actually the parents' story was right all along.
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The main benefit is the realization that I am not my personality.
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And what brought you to that realization?
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On the morning after Election Day, college leaders woke up to the realization that they were the "other."
Academic text (2017) -
I gripped the banister as fresh realization hit like a blow in the stomach.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
871
1.1
The ability to know what something means
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4.9
A deep clear understanding of how something really is
336
3.2
Knowing about something or noticing it
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4.9
Being aware of something, for example a mistake or a risk
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3.0
Ability to understand the meaning of what you read or hear
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4.4
A new understanding that makes you see things differently
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2.7
Becoming aware of something and understanding it clearly
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4.6
Noticing things using your senses such as sight or hearing
Antonyms
Compounds
How Aware
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6.6
493
4.9
871
1.1
- US
120
3.6
38
2.7
336
3.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Realization comes from realize, which can mean an idea becomes 'real' in your mind. So a realization is the sudden moment you understand or see something clearly.