unrealized

[ uhn-ree-uh-lahyzd ]

adjective

1. not made real or actual; not resulting in accomplishment, as a task or aim:

   unrealized ambitions.

2. not known or suspected:

   unrealized talent.

unrealized

/ ʌnˈrɪəˌlaɪzd /

adjective

1. (of an ambition, hope, goal, etc) not attained or brought to fruition

Word History and Origins

Origin of unrealized¹

First recorded in 1765–75; un- ¹ + realize ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

There really are layers and layers of unrealized benefits hidden in repurposed farmland.

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With youth comes hubris, immaturity and unrealized potential.

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Conservatives fabricated a claim that Harris would tax everyone’s unrealized capital gains, but she would do so for those with more than $100 million in wealth.

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“AOL’s stock was valued super high because that was at the peak of the internet bubble. And AOL was able to turn a bunch of unrealized capital gains into cold hard assets.”

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Harris hasn’t proposed taxing your unrealized capital gains, or mine.

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Related Words

• innate
• instinctive
• latent
• lost
• repressed
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