realization

Plural: realizations

Noun

• coming to understand something clearly and distinctly
  • "a growing realization of the risk involved"
• making real or giving the appearance of reality
• a musical composition that has been completed or enriched by someone other than the composer
• a sale in order to obtain money (as a sale of stock or a sale of the estate of a bankrupt person) or the money so obtained
• the completion or enrichment of a piece of music left sparsely notated by a composer
• something that is made real or concrete
  • "the victory was the realization of a whole year's work"
• The act of realizing, as:
• An act of figuring out or becoming aware.
• The act of realizing, as:
• The act of making real.
• The act of realizing, as:
• The result of an artistic effort.
• The act of realizing, as:
• The manner in which a phoneme is pronounced.

Examples

• A bath is a lovely relaxing event, until the realization that you're soaking in your own crud.
• He came to the startling realization that he had never really known the truth.
• He did not stay around long enough to see the realization of the idea.
• The painter's realization of her concept was breathtaking.
• The realization of the plan took several years.

Synonyms

actualisation, actualization, fruition, realisation, recognition

Related Words

real, realism, realistic, reality, realizable, realize