Standard Lemma guide

unrealized

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: AH0 N R IY1 AH0 L AY2 Z D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Not realized; possible to obtain or achieve, yet not obtained or achieved.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • The architect's unrealized dream was to design the tallest building in the world.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Not yet realized in cash; hypothetical.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: business, finance

Examples

  • unrealized capital gains

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

of persons; marked by failure to realize full potentialities

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • unfulfilled and uneasy men
  • unrealized dreams and ambitions

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unfulfilled, unrealised

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English realized English unrealized From un- + realized.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: несбъднат (nesbǎdnat) — not realized
  • Spanish: irrealizado — not realized
  • Spanish: non realizado — not realized
  • Spanish: non percatado — not realized
  • Spanish: non apiolado — not realized
  • Spanish: non coscado — not realized